$100k salary, packing up from Milwaukee
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
less monthly outlay than Milwaukee
The gap is real. Wichita costs noticeably less than Milwaukee, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
22% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
5.7%
$48/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,685/mo
$378 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
44% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
653k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 30 days above 95° here, 0 in Milwaukee.
But the calendar thins out: Milwaukee stays 3.9× busier.
52/100
15% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
11
63% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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