$100k a year, no longer in Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne
Buffalo costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
16% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,472/mo
$424 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
10% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
1.2M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Fort Wayne gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.2× more on the calendar than Fort Wayne.
66/100
43% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
1% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
20
100% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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