with $100k coming in, swapping out of Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis
Buffalo edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,472/mo
$100 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
5% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
1.2M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Indianapolis has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Indianapolis.
66/100
6% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
8% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
20
43% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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