with $100k coming in, swapping out of Oklahoma City
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 expensive each month than Oklahoma City
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
9% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
4.7%
$4/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,440/mo
$122 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
32% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
2.2M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Oklahoma City edges ahead with 191 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Oklahoma City's 9.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.7× more on the calendar than Oklahoma City.
56/100
24% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
29% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
43
115% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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