$100k a year, no longer in Roanoke
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 Roanoke
Wichita is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
15% cheaper than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
5.7%
$4/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,685/mo
$213 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
25% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
653k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Roanoke's 2.
50% more happening than in Roanoke.
52/100
25% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
27% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
11
22% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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