$100k a year, no longer in Houston
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 Houston ran you
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
15% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$6,472/mo
$251 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
10% cheaper than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
1.2M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Houston actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 1 in Houston.
Lighter on events: Houston packs 3.1× more into a month.
66/100
20% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
18% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
20
89% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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