$100k a year, no longer in Oxnard
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 Oxnard
Kansas City is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
50% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)
4.7%
$383/mo less in state tax than Oxnard
vs 9.3% in Oxnard
$6,440/mo
$1,877 more than Oxnard
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
65% cheaper than Oxnard
vs $923k in Oxnard
2.2M
vs 830k in Oxnard
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Oxnard gets 342 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Oxnard's 0.
A month here packs 3.5× the events of Oxnard.
56/100
24% lower than Oxnard
vs 74/100 in Oxnard
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Oxnard
vs 96/100 in Oxnard
43
0% fewer than Oxnard
vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard
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