$100k a year, no longer in Portland
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 Portland
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
34% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
4.7%
$233/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,440/mo
$1,017 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
40% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
2.2M
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Portland only logs 145 pleasant days.
2.7× the events of Portland, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
21% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
43
2050% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
cities that play in kansas city's register:
