$100k a year, no longer in Colorado Springs
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 Colorado Springs, every month
Buffalo is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
21% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,472/mo
$238 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
40% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
1.2M
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Colorado Springs actually gets more: 184 pleasant days a year.
58% more happening than in Colorado Springs.
66/100
7% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
14% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
20
82% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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