$100k salary, packing up from Knoxville
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
more each month than Knoxville ran you
Barely costlier than Knoxville. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
13% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,440/mo
$162 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
10% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
2.2M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Knoxville gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Knoxville's 9.
A month here packs 2.0× the events of Knoxville.
56/100
19% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
32% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
43
153% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
