$100k salary, packing up from Fresno
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 Fresno, every month
In Kansas City, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
25% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
4.7%
$383/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,440/mo
$881 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
22% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Fresno has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 0 in Fresno.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.2× Fresno's pace.
56/100
15% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
43
291% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
