$100k salary, packing up from Grand Rapids
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
less monthly outlay than Grand Rapids
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Kansas City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
7% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
4.7%
$37/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,440/mo
$81 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
8% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Grand Rapids barely cracks 151 pleasant ones.
On par with Grand Rapids for events and shows.
56/100
0% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
43
115% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
cities that play in kansas city's register:
