$100k a year, no longer in Fort Collins
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 Fort Collins, every month
Kansas City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
24% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,440/mo
$444 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
43% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
2.2M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Fort Collins edges ahead with 177 pleasant days.
8300% more happening than in Fort Collins.
56/100
19% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
9% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
43
75% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
