on $100k a year, leaving Kansas City
changea dispatch from
milwaukee
WI
43.04°N
87.91°W
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
the verdict
more each month than Kansas City ran you
Barely costlier than Kansas City. If Milwaukee pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
0% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
6.27%
$131/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,307/mo
$133 less than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
21% more expensive than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
1.6M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Kansas City gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 62 days under 20° here, 26 in Kansas City.
About as much going on as in Kansas City.
61/100
9% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
4% higher than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
30
30% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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