same $100k income, fresh start from Atlanta
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 Atlanta
Not a fortune, but real money. Buffalo runs cheaper than Atlanta month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
24% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
5.85%
$30/mo more in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,472/mo
$410 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
28% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
1.2M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Atlanta edges ahead with 204 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Atlanta's 2.
But the calendar thins out: Atlanta stays 3.5× busier.
66/100
1% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
2% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
20
91% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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