with $100k coming in, swapping out of Salem
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 Salem's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Salem.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
9% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
4.7%
$337/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,440/mo
$478 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
28% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
2.2M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Salem has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Salem's 1.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 84.0× more on the calendar than Salem.
56/100
19% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
43
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
