$100k salary, packing up from Durham
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 Durham, every month
On paper, Buffalo and Durham are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
18% cheaper than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,472/mo
$198 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
33% cheaper than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
1.2M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Durham has the edge here, logging 178 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 5 in Durham.
A month here packs 1.9× the events of Durham.
66/100
32% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
14% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
20
49% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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