$100k a year, no longer in 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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more expensive each month than Fayetteville
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Buffalo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
7% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,472/mo
$9 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
9% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
1.2M
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 193 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.
353% more happening than in Fayetteville.
66/100
29% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
20% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
20
400% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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