$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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
the monthly premium over Springfield
Kansas City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
20% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
4.7%
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,440/mo
$253 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
22% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
2.2M
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Springfield keeps to 170 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.3× more on the calendar than Springfield.
56/100
12% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
43
378% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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