$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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
the monthly premium over New Orleans
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Kansas City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
7% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
4.7%
$142/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,440/mo
$31 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
26% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
2.2M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.
About as much going on as in New Orleans.
56/100
2% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
43
10% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
