$100k a year, no longer in Evansville
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 Evansville
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
28% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,472/mo
$536 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
26% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
1.2M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 42 days below 20° vs Evansville's 21.
A month here packs 9.7× the events of Evansville.
66/100
22% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
15% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
20
400% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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