$100k salary, packing up from Evansville
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 Evansville
Kansas City costs more than Evansville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
40% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
4.7%
$142/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,440/mo
$568 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
47% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
2.2M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Evansville gets 184 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A real upgrade on things to do: 12.0× Evansville's pace.
56/100
4% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
19% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
43
975% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
