$100k salary, packing up from Huntsville
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 Huntsville
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
9% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,440/mo
$103 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
3% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
2.2M
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Huntsville has the edge here, logging 177 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Huntsville's 6.
163% more happening than in Huntsville.
56/100
3% lower than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
34% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
43
378% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
