$100k a year, no longer in Dayton
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 Dayton
Kansas City runs a little pricier than Dayton. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
14% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
4.7%
$59/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,440/mo
$240 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
135% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
2.2M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Dayton edges ahead with 171 pleasant days.
A month here packs 6.0× the events of Dayton.
56/100
10% lower than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
43
169% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
