$100k a year, no longer in Virginia Beach
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
less monthly outlay than Virginia Beach
Kansas City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
17% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
4.7%
$88/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,440/mo
$405 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
13% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
2.2M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Virginia Beach edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 2 in Virginia Beach.
A month here packs 2.8× the events of Virginia Beach.
56/100
2% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
43
153% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
