on $100k a year, leaving Fort Collins
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 Fort Collins, every month
Buffalo gives you room Fort Collins doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
30% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,472/mo
$476 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
51% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
1.2M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Fort Collins actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year.
6700% more happening than in Fort Collins.
66/100
4% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
6% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
20
88% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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