$100k salary, packing up from Reading
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 Reading
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 Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
4.7%
$136/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,440/mo
$160 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
5% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
2.2M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Reading keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.9× more on the calendar than Reading.
56/100
14% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
11% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
43
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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