with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Haven
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 New Haven
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to New Haven.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
28% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
4.7%
$67/mo less in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,440/mo
$654 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
23% cheaper than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
2.2M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.
4.7× the events of New Haven, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
16% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
2% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
43
4200% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
