on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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
under Springfield, every month
Wichita gives you room Springfield doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
39% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
5.7%
$58/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,685/mo
$681 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
41% cheaper than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
653k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Springfield keeps to 147 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 30 days clear 95°, vs 1 back in Springfield.
200% more happening than in Springfield.
52/100
21% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
21% lower than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
11
58% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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