same $100k income, fresh start from Dayton
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 Dayton
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
4% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,472/mo
$208 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
101% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
1.2M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Dayton actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.9× more on the calendar than Dayton.
66/100
6% higher than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
2% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
20
25% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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