$100k salary, packing up from Olympia
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
below Olympia's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Kansas City and Olympia. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
25% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,440/mo
$98 more than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
39% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
2.2M
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Olympia actually gets more: 182 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 2 in Olympia.
56/100
30% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
43
52% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
