with $100k coming in, swapping out of Louisville
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 expensive each month than Louisville
Barely costlier than Louisville. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
10% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,440/mo
$150 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
15% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
2.2M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Louisville gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
On par with Louisville for events and shows.
56/100
4% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
0% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
43
95% more than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
