with $100k coming in, swapping out of Santa Maria
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
cheaper each month than Santa Maria
Move to Kansas City and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Kansas City's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
55% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
4.7%
$383/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,440/mo
$2,234 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
69% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
2.2M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Santa Maria edges ahead with 337 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Santa Maria's 0.
56/100
5% lower than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
8% higher than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
43
2050% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
