$100k salary, packing up from Tucson
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 Tucson, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Wichita is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
19% cheaper than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
5.7%
$267/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,685/mo
$4 more than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
37% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
653k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Tucson actually gets more: 202 pleasant days a year.
Tucson hosts 1.8× more events.
52/100
21% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
3% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
11
31% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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