$100k salary, packing up from Toledo
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
the monthly cost of moving past Toledo
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Wichita is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
2% cheaper than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
5.7%
$143/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,685/mo
$119 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
13% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
653k
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Toledo barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Toledo's 0.
Things to do run about even with Toledo.
52/100
5% lower than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
21% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
11
175% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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