$100k salary, packing up from Hartford
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
below Hartford's monthly cost
The gap is real. Kansas City costs noticeably less than Hartford, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
22% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
4.7%
$67/mo less in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,440/mo
$496 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
21% cheaper than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Hartford only manages 148 of those.
190% more happening than in Hartford.
56/100
16% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
3% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
43
65% more than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
