with $100k coming in, swapping out of Boise
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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lighter monthly cost than Boise
Not a fortune, but real money. Buffalo runs cheaper than Boise month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
23% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
5.85%
$4/mo more in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,472/mo
$416 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
43% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
1.2M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Boise gets 166 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 24 in Boise.
1.7× the events of Boise, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
20% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
5% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
20
25% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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