$100k a year, no longer in Corpus Christi
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 Corpus Christi
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
7% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi
vs 0% in Corpus Christi
$6,440/mo
$483 less than Corpus Christi
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
47% more expensive than Corpus Christi
vs $221k in Corpus Christi
2.2M
vs 446k in Corpus Christi
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Corpus Christi actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 0 in Corpus Christi.
394% more happening than in Corpus Christi.
56/100
12% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
34% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi
43
975% more than Corpus Christi
vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
