$100k salary, packing up from Kansas City
changea dispatch from
buffalo
NY
42.89°N
78.88°W
Buffalo invented the wing (Anchor Bar, 1964, midnight, blue cheese, celery, not negotiable) and that should tell you most of what you need to know about the city's spirit. The Bills Mafia jumps through tables in subzero parking lots. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away. The architecture (Sullivan, Wright, Olmsted parks) is genuinely world-class. The snow is part of the local mythology and the locals wear it proudly.
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below Kansas City's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Buffalo and Kansas City. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
5.85%
$96/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,472/mo
$32 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
14% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
1.2M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Kansas City gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 26 in Kansas City.
Comparable to Kansas City for events and concerts.
66/100
18% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
3% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
20
53% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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