with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kennewick
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 Kennewick
Barely costlier than Kennewick. If Buffalo pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
19% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,472/mo
$175 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
37% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
1.2M
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Kennewick gets 199 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Kennewick's 8.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 68.0× more on the calendar than Kennewick.
66/100
11% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
65% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
20
150% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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