with $100k coming in, swapping out of Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh
A small premium for Kansas City. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
2% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.7%
$136/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,440/mo
$165 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
46% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
2.2M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Pittsburgh keeps to 161 pleasant days a year.
Things to do run about even with Pittsburgh.
56/100
19% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
5% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
43
16% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
