on $100k a year, leaving Eugene
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
under Eugene, every month
Kansas City gives you room Eugene doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
17% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
4.7%
$337/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,440/mo
$635 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
28% cheaper than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
2.2M
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Eugene edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Eugene's 1.
3.1× the events of Eugene, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
25% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
43
378% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
