with $100k coming in, swapping out of Rochester
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
lighter monthly cost than Rochester
Kansas City and Rochester 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
2% cheaper than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
4.7%
$96/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,440/mo
$128 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
19% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
2.2M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Rochester barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.8× more on the calendar than Rochester.
56/100
3% lower than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
43
139% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
