with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fayetteville
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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cheaper each month than Fayetteville
Cost barely budges between Buffalo and Fayetteville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
14% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,472/mo
$111 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
24% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
1.2M
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 14.
A month here packs 8.5× the events of Fayetteville.
66/100
3% higher than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
11% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
20
43% more than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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