on $100k a year, leaving Trenton
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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 Trenton
Move to Kansas City and the monthly math gets easier. Trenton's rent is the headline; Kansas City's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
41% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
4.7%
$139/mo less in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$6,440/mo
$1,177 more than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
28% cheaper than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
2.2M
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Trenton gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A real upgrade on things to do: 7.6× Trenton's pace.
56/100
21% lower than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
43
65% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
