on $100k a year, leaving El Paso
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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pricier each month than El Paso
Buffalo runs a little pricier than El Paso. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
7% cheaper than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,472/mo
$388 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
21% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
1.2M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs El Paso's 1.
2.3× the events of El Paso, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
2% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
2% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
20
54% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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