$100k a year, no longer in Madison
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
under Madison, every month
Wichita is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
30% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
5.7%
$48/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,685/mo
$547 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
52% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
653k
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Madison only manages 147 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs Madison's 0.
55% fewer events than Madison. The pace eases up.
52/100
22% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
11
0% fewer than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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