on $100k a year, leaving Memphis
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
more each month than Memphis ran you
Wichita costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
18% cheaper than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
5.7%
$475/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,685/mo
$212 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
9% cheaper than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
653k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Memphis has the edge here, logging 185 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 30 days clear 95°, vs 6 back in Memphis.
Lighter on events: Memphis packs 2.0× more into a month.
52/100
7% lower than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
11
66% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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