with $100k coming in, swapping out of Greensboro
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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the monthly cost of moving past Greensboro
Barely costlier than Greensboro. If Buffalo pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
4% cheaper than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,472/mo
$58 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
4% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
1.2M
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Greensboro gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Greensboro's 6.
1.4× the events of Greensboro, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
22% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
3% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
20
43% more than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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