same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
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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cheaper each month than Allentown
You'd feel the difference in Buffalo. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Allentown.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
24% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,472/mo
$203 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
22% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
1.2M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Allentown gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
152% more happening than in Allentown.
66/100
10% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
6% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
20
122% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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