$100k salary, packing up from Kansas City
changea dispatch from
el paso
TX
31.76°N
106.49°W
El Paso has the Franklin Mountains running right through the middle of the city (which is rare), with hiking trails inside city limits and the desert wide open just past the suburbs. The Mexican food is exceptional in ways that the rest of Texas doesn't quite match (it's true regional border food). Ciudad Juarez is literally next door across the Rio Grande. The light at sunset is unreal.
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below Kansas City's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in El Paso. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Kansas City.
a quick ledger.
$1,473/mo
2% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,860/mo
$420 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$231k
29% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
872k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
222
pleasant days a year, in el paso.
Kansas City only manages 170 of those. Bring the AC. 60 days a year clear 95°, well past Kansas City's 8.
Noticeably quieter than Kansas City. About 64% fewer events on a typical month.
65/100
16% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: White Sands National Park, 72.1 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
13
70% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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