$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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 Richmond's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Richmond.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
11% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
4.7%
$88/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,440/mo
$277 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
17% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
2.2M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Richmond actually gets more: 172 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 9 in Richmond.
1.4× the events of Richmond, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
14% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
43
126% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
cities that play in kansas city's register:
