with $100k coming in, swapping out of Minneapolis
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
below Minneapolis's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Wichita. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Minneapolis.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
30% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
5.7%
$179/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,685/mo
$685 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
44% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
653k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Minneapolis's 1.
But the calendar thins out: Minneapolis stays 8.7× busier.
52/100
32% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
26% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
11
92% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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