on $100k a year, leaving Birmingham
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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pricier each month than Birmingham
Barely costlier than Birmingham. If Buffalo pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
2% cheaper than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,472/mo
$38 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
7% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
1.2M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Birmingham gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 4 in Birmingham.
On par with Birmingham for events and shows.
66/100
8% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
15% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
20
0% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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