$100k salary, packing up from Raleigh
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 Raleigh
Kansas City and Raleigh land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
10% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,440/mo
$145 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
26% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
2.2M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Raleigh has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 3 in Raleigh.
1.8× the events of Raleigh, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
3% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
43
10% more than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
