$100k salary, packing up from Greenville
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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below Greenville's monthly cost
The gap is real. Buffalo costs noticeably less than Greenville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
11% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
5.85%
$54/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,472/mo
$231 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
10% cheaper than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
1.2M
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Greenville edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Greenville's 5.
A month here packs 3.1× the events of Greenville.
66/100
4% lower than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
8% higher than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
20
0% fewer than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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