on $100k a year, leaving Greensboro
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
pricier each month than Greensboro
Kansas City edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
5% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,440/mo
$90 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
21% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
2.2M
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Greensboro has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 6 in Greensboro.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.7× more on the calendar than Greensboro.
56/100
4% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
43
207% more than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
