with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cleveland
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
more expensive each month than Cleveland
A small premium for Kansas City. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
6% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
4.7%
$59/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,440/mo
$142 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
30% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
2.2M
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Cleveland keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Cleveland.
56/100
11% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
43
23% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
