on $100k a year, leaving Milwaukee
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
lighter monthly cost than Milwaukee
A near-tie on cost. What separates Kansas City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
0% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
4.7%
$131/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,440/mo
$133 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
17% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
2.2M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Milwaukee for events and concerts.
56/100
8% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
43
43% more than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
