same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral
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 Cape Coral
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Buffalo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
26% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral
vs 0% in Cape Coral
$6,472/mo
$2 less than Cape Coral
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
21% cheaper than Cape Coral
vs $355k in Cape Coral
1.2M
vs 835k in Cape Coral
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Cape Coral's 0.
66/100
20% higher than Cape Coral
vs 55/100 in Cape Coral
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
117% higher than Cape Coral
vs 42/100 in Cape Coral
20
39% fewer than Cape Coral
vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral
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