on $100k a year, leaving Columbus
changea dispatch from
buffalo
NY
42.89°N
78.88°W
Buffalo invented the wing (Anchor Bar, 1964, midnight, blue cheese, celery, not negotiable) and that should tell you most of what you need to know about the city's spirit. The Bills Mafia jumps through tables in subzero parking lots. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away. The architecture (Sullivan, Wright, Olmsted parks) is genuinely world-class. The snow is part of the local mythology and the locals wear it proudly.
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more each month than Columbus ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Buffalo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% cheaper than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,472/mo
$18 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
20% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
1.2M
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Columbus edges ahead with 171 pleasant days.
41% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
66/100
16% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
20
37% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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