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Wichita, KS cityscape

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Wichita

ks · metro 653k

a 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.

metro653k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,071

less monthly outlay than Naples

In Wichita, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the wichita entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,173/mo

57% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

5.7%

$475/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,685/mo

$1,071 more than Naples

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$221k

67% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

653k

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

164

pleasant days a year, in wichita.

Naples actually gets more: 261 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs Naples's 0.

·outdoorscore

52/100

10% lower than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.

·walk score®

69/100

15% lower than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

68% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

cities that play in wichita's register: