$100k a year, no longer in Buffalo
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 Buffalo
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Kansas City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
9% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
4.7%
$96/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,440/mo
$32 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
17% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Buffalo barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Buffalo.
56/100
15% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
3% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
43
115% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
cities that play in kansas city's register:
