on $100k a year, leaving Bridgeport
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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under Bridgeport, every month
Buffalo runs on a fraction of Bridgeport's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
50% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
5.85%
$29/mo more in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,472/mo
$1,364 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
64% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
1.2M
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Bridgeport gets 172 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Bridgeport's 15.
871% more happening than in Bridgeport.
66/100
3% higher than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
1% lower than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
20
1900% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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