same $100k income, fresh start from Albuquerque
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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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cheaper each month than Albuquerque
A near-tie on cost. What separates Buffalo is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
8% cheaper than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
5.85%
$4/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,472/mo
$119 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
20% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
1.2M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Albuquerque gets 205 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 6 in Albuquerque.
1.6× the events of Albuquerque, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
19% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
3% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
20
13% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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