$100k a year, no longer in San Antonio
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
more expensive each month than San Antonio
You'd pay for Wichita. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
16% cheaper than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
5.7%
$475/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,685/mo
$254 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
21% cheaper than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
653k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
San Antonio actually gets more: 167 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Antonio stays 6.3× busier.
52/100
6% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
29% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
11
69% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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