with $100k coming in, swapping out of Minneapolis
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
cheaper each month than Minneapolis
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Minneapolis.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
11% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
4.7%
$262/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,440/mo
$440 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
18% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
2.2M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Minneapolis. About 46% fewer events on a typical month.
56/100
26% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
1% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
43
67% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
