$100k a year, no longer in Poughkeepsie
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 Poughkeepsie, every month
Move to Wichita and the monthly math gets easier. Poughkeepsie's rent is the headline; Wichita's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
47% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
5.7%
$13/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,685/mo
$1,037 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
44% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
653k
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Poughkeepsie's 1.
1.8× the events of Poughkeepsie, and the calendar shows it.
52/100
22% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
18% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
11
120% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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