same $100k income, fresh start from Corpus Christi
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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more expensive each month than Corpus Christi
Buffalo costs more than Corpus Christi, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
3% cheaper than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi
vs 0% in Corpus Christi
$6,472/mo
$451 less than Corpus Christi
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
26% more expensive than Corpus Christi
vs $221k in Corpus Christi
1.2M
vs 446k in Corpus Christi
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Corpus Christi gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Corpus Christi's 0.
300% more happening than in Corpus Christi.
66/100
32% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
30% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi
20
400% more than Corpus Christi
vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi
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