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Wichita, KS cityscape

swapping out of savannah

Wichita

ks · metro 653k

a 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.

metro653k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$579

lighter monthly cost than Savannah

Not a fortune, but real money. Wichita runs cheaper than Savannah month over month.
landable, recorded on the wichita entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,173/mo

34% cheaper than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)

02state income tax

5.7%

$18/mo more in state tax than Savannah

vs 5.49% in Savannah

03after rent

$6,685/mo

$579 more than Savannah

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$221k

37% cheaper than Savannah

vs $349k in Savannah

05metro size

653k

vs 425k in Savannah

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

164

pleasant days a year, in wichita.

Savannah edges ahead with 209 pleasant days.

About as much going on as in Savannah.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

0% lower than Savannah

vs 52/100 in Savannah

Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.

·walk score®

69/100

23% lower than Savannah

vs 90/100 in Savannah

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

15% fewer than Savannah

vs 13 nonstops in Savannah

04 · see also

cities that play in wichita's register: