with $100k coming in, swapping out of Duluth
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
cheaper each month than Duluth
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Duluth.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
4% cheaper than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
4.7%
$262/mo less in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
$6,440/mo
$320 more than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
29% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
2.2M
vs 282k in Duluth
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Duluth only manages 132 of those.
A month here packs 2.8× the events of Duluth.
56/100
23% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
203% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
43
975% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
