$100k salary, packing up from Sacramento
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 Sacramento
Wichita is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
47% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
5.7%
$300/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,685/mo
$1,353 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
62% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
653k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Sacramento actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year.
Sacramento hosts 4.7× more events.
52/100
31% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
11
61% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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