on $100k a year, leaving Montgomery
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 Montgomery ran you
Barely costlier than Montgomery. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
9% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,440/mo
$101 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
54% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
2.2M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Montgomery gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Montgomery's 1.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.6× Montgomery's pace.
56/100
27% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
54% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
43
1333% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
