on $100k a year, leaving Columbia
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 Columbia, every month
Buffalo gives you room Columbia doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
11% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
5.85%
$54/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,472/mo
$231 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
10% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
1.2M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Columbia actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 42 days stay under 20°, well past Columbia's 2.
A month here packs 3.6× the events of Columbia.
66/100
20% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
20
100% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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