$100k a year, no longer in Boulder
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
less monthly outlay than Boulder
Kansas City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
32% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,440/mo
$689 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
58% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
2.2M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Boulder has the edge here, logging 178 pleasant days a year.
1300% more happening than in Boulder.
56/100
29% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
12% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
43
75% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
