with $100k coming in, swapping out of Hickory
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
the monthly premium over Hickory
Barely costlier than Hickory. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
5% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,440/mo
$84 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
22% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
2.2M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Hickory gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 4 in Hickory.
A month here packs 4.4× the events of Hickory.
56/100
12% lower than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
34% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
43
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
