same $100k income, fresh start from Winston-Salem
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
more each month than Winston-Salem ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Kansas City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
0% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,440/mo
$10 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
15% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
2.2M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Winston-Salem edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 6 in Winston-Salem.
56/100
4% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
32% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
43
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
