same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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 Spartanburg
Cost barely budges between Kansas City and Spartanburg. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
5% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
4.7%
$150/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,440/mo
$82 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
18% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
2.2M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Spartanburg actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Spartanburg's 4.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.6× more on the calendar than Spartanburg.
56/100
18% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
22% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
43
115% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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