with $100k coming in, swapping out of Worcester
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
cheaper each month than Worcester
You'd feel the difference in Kansas City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Worcester.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
30% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Worcester
vs 5% in Worcester
$6,440/mo
$663 more than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
33% cheaper than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
2.2M
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Worcester barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.8× more on the calendar than Worcester.
56/100
5% lower than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% higher than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
43
2050% more than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
cities that play in kansas city's register:
