with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charlotte
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 Charlotte's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Charlotte.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
13% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,440/mo
$210 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
17% cheaper than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
2.2M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Charlotte actually gets more: 200 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Charlotte's 3.
A similar weekend lineup to Charlotte.
56/100
10% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
0% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
43
70% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
