same $100k income, fresh start from Kansas City
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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lighter monthly cost than Kansas City
On paper, Cincinnati and Kansas City are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
3% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
3.99%
$59/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,452/mo
$12 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
3% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
2.3M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Kansas City has the edge here, logging 170 pleasant days a year.
A similar weekend lineup to Kansas City.
72/100
29% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
2% higher than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
47
9% more than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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