same $100k income, fresh start from Akron
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 expensive each month than Akron
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$6,472/mo
$270 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
18% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
1.2M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Akron only manages 152 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.1× more on the calendar than Akron.
66/100
2% higher than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
20% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
20
82% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
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