same $100k income, fresh start from Poughkeepsie
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
cheaper each month than Poughkeepsie
Not a fortune, but real money. Kansas City runs cheaper than Poughkeepsie month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
32% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
4.7%
$96/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$6,440/mo
$792 more than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
17% cheaper than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
2.2M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 8.4× Poughkeepsie's pace.
56/100
16% lower than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
12% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
43
760% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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