$100k a year, no longer in Spokane
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
more each month than Spokane ran you
You'd pay for Kansas City. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
1% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,440/mo
$373 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
22% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
2.2M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Spokane keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than Spokane.
56/100
31% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
3% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
43
330% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
