$100k a year, no longer in Wichita
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 cost of moving past Wichita
You'd pay for Kansas City. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
28% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
4.7%
$83/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,440/mo
$245 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
47% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
2.2M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Wichita only manages 164 of those.
A month here packs 4.7× the events of Wichita.
56/100
8% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
43
291% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
