$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
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
below San Diego's monthly cost
Move to Wichita and the monthly math gets easier. San Diego's rent is the headline; Wichita's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
59% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
5.7%
$300/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,685/mo
$2,017 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
78% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
653k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs San Diego's 0.
Noticeably quieter than San Diego. About 90% fewer events on a typical month.
52/100
31% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
11
80% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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