$100k a year, no longer in Albany
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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less monthly outlay than Albany
Buffalo is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
16% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
5.85%
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,472/mo
$269 more than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
23% cheaper than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
1.2M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Albany only manages 147 of those.
162% more happening than in Albany.
66/100
8% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
0% lower than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
20
5% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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