$100k a year, no longer in Akron
changea dispatch from
kansas city
MO
39.10°N
94.58°W
Kansas City is barbecue (burnt ends are a local invention), jazz (the 18th and Vine district fed Charlie Parker and Count Basie), and fountains everywhere you turn. The city straddles two states and doesn't make a big deal out of it. The Plaza shopping district looks like Seville, which is delightfully odd for the Midwest. Friendly here means genuinely friendly.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Akron
Kansas City runs a little pricier than Akron. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
19% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
4.7%
$59/mo more in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$6,440/mo
$302 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
38% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
2.2M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Akron barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
2.5× the events of Akron, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
14% lower than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
24% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
43
291% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
