same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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
cheaper each month than New Orleans
Not a fortune, but real money. Wichita runs cheaper than New Orleans month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
27% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
5.7%
$225/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,685/mo
$214 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
15% cheaper than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
653k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs New Orleans's 3.
But the calendar thins out: New Orleans stays 5.3× busier.
52/100
5% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
11
72% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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