with $100k coming in, swapping out of York
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 premium over York
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
14% cheaper than York(vs $1,361/mo)
5.7%
$219/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,685/mo
$32 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
29% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
653k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs York's 4.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 18.0× more on the calendar than York.
52/100
19% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
26% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
11
8% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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