$100k a year, no longer in Lincoln
changea dispatch from
wichita
KS
37.69°N
97.34°W
Wichita is the Air Capital of the World, with Cessna, Beechcraft, and major Spirit AeroSystems facilities all here. The Arkansas River runs through downtown, and the Old Town district has brick streets, breweries, and the kind of friendly Kansas pace that makes the rest of the country envious. The flatness is real, and the sunsets are enormous because of it.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Lincoln
Wichita and Lincoln land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
11% cheaper than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
5.7%
$12/mo less in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$6,685/mo
$149 more than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
27% cheaper than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
653k
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Lincoln only logs 152 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Lincoln's 13.
A similar weekend lineup to Lincoln.
52/100
2% lower than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
8% lower than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
11
267% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
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