with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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
lighter monthly cost than St. Louis
Cost barely budges between Wichita and St. Louis. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
17% cheaper than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.7%
$83/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,685/mo
$154 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
20% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
653k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
St. Louis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs St. Louis's 5.
St. Louis hosts 4.4× more events.
52/100
24% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
21% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
11
82% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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