$100k a year, no longer in Manchester
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
less monthly outlay than Manchester
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Kansas City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
28% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,440/mo
$199 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
40% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
2.2M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Manchester barely cracks 154 pleasant ones.
5.6× the events of Manchester, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
10% lower than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
43
231% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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