on $100k a year, leaving Wilmington
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
below Wilmington's monthly cost
Kansas City and Wilmington land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
10% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,440/mo
$157 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
27% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
2.2M
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Wilmington actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Wilmington's 1.
A month here packs 4.2× the events of Wilmington.
56/100
4% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
40% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
43
760% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
