with $100k coming in, swapping out of Atlanta
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
below Atlanta's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Atlanta.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
17% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
4.7%
$66/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,440/mo
$378 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
16% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
2.2M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Atlanta has the edge here, logging 204 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 2 in Atlanta.
But the calendar thins out: Atlanta stays 2.8× busier.
56/100
16% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
1% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
43
80% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
