on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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 Anchorage ran you
A small premium for Buffalo. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
20% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,472/mo
$148 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
36% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.2M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Anchorage only manages 93 of those.
66/100
3% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
15% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
20
41% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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