$100k salary, packing up from Reno
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
below Reno's monthly cost
Kansas City and Reno 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
21% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Reno
vs 0% in Reno
$6,440/mo
$15 more than Reno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
43% cheaper than Reno
vs $574k in Reno
2.2M
vs 565k in Reno
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Reno gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Things to do run about even with Reno.
56/100
21% lower than Reno
vs 71/100 in Reno
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
1% lower than Reno
vs 95/100 in Reno
43
231% more than Reno
vs 13 nonstops in Reno
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
