$100k salary, packing up from Syracuse
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 Syracuse's monthly cost
The gap is real. Wichita costs noticeably less than Syracuse, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
28% cheaper than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
5.7%
$13/mo less in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$6,685/mo
$458 more than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
13% cheaper than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
653k
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Syracuse's 1.
But the calendar thins out: Syracuse stays 3.9× busier.
52/100
12% lower than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
11
31% fewer than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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