same $100k income, fresh start from Roanoke
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
more expensive each month than Roanoke
Barely costlier than Roanoke. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
9% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.7%
$88/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,440/mo
$32 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
10% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
2.2M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
600% more happening than in Roanoke.
56/100
19% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
0% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
43
378% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
