$100k a year, no longer in Cincinnati
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 Cincinnati, every month
On paper, Buffalo and Cincinnati are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
11% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,472/mo
$20 more than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
11% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
1.2M
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Cincinnati edges ahead with 162 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 26 in Cincinnati.
About as much going on as in Cincinnati.
66/100
8% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
5% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
20
57% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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