on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville
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 each month than Gainesville ran you
Buffalo costs more than Gainesville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
16% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,472/mo
$216 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
12% cheaper than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
1.2M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Gainesville gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in Gainesville.
2167% more happening than in Gainesville.
66/100
5% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
0% lower than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
20
300% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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