$100k salary, packing up from Raleigh
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
less monthly outlay than Raleigh
The gap is real. Wichita costs noticeably less than Raleigh, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
29% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
5.7%
$100/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,685/mo
$390 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
50% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
653k
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Raleigh has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 30 days clear 95°, vs 5 back in Raleigh.
But the calendar thins out: Raleigh stays 2.6× busier.
52/100
10% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
11
72% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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