$100k a year, no longer in Charleston
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 Charleston
Kansas City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
24% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
4.7%
$150/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,440/mo
$635 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
24% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
2.2M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Charleston actually gets more: 212 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Charleston's 0.
105% more happening than in Charleston.
56/100
16% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
2% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
43
115% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
