on $100k a year, leaving Chattanooga
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
pricier each month than Chattanooga
Kansas City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
1% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,440/mo
$369 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
1% more expensive than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
2.2M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Chattanooga keeps to 167 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 5 in Chattanooga.
A month here packs 3.7× the events of Chattanooga.
56/100
19% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
15% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
43
438% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
