on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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
under Pittsburgh, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Wichita is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
20% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
5.7%
$219/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,685/mo
$80 more than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
1% cheaper than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
653k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Pittsburgh only manages 161 of those. Warm, not extreme: 30 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Pittsburgh.
But the calendar thins out: Pittsburgh stays 4.4× busier.
52/100
25% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
11
70% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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