with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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 St. Louis
Barely costlier than St. Louis. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
6% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.7%
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,440/mo
$91 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
18% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
2.2M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
St. Louis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Things to do run about even with St. Louis.
56/100
18% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
8% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
43
28% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
