$100k a year, no longer in York
changea dispatch from
springfield
MO
37.21°N
93.29°W
Springfield is the birthplace of Route 66 (the road was officially named in a meeting here in 1926), Bass Pro Shops' world headquarters, and the gateway to the Ozarks. Wonders of Wildlife (next to the Bass Pro store) is genuinely one of the best aquariums in America. The city itself is friendly, affordable, and surprisingly leafy. Branson is 30 miles south for the lake-and-show experience.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than York ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Springfield is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,249/mo
8% cheaper than York(vs $1,361/mo)
4.7%
$136/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,693/mo
$24 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$268k
13% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
491k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in springfield.
York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
1500% more happening than in York.
50/100
22% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Bennett Spring State Park, 41.7 mi.
89/100
4% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
9
25% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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