same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa
Kansas City sits well below Santa Rosa on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
42% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
4.7%
$383/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,440/mo
$1,479 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
60% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
2.2M
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Santa Rosa actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Santa Rosa's 0.
A month here packs 84.0× the events of Santa Rosa.
56/100
19% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
43
975% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
