on $100k a year, leaving Mobile
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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
lighter monthly cost than Mobile
Wichita and Mobile 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
10% cheaper than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
5.7%
$58/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,685/mo
$70 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
14% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
653k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs Mobile's 3.
Comparable to Mobile for events and concerts.
52/100
12% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
0% lower than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
11
120% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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