$100k salary, packing up from Kingsport
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 premium over Kingsport
Buffalo costs more than Kingsport, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,472/mo
$478 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
14% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
1.2M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Kingsport gets 188 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Kingsport's 15.
A month here packs 8.5× the events of Kingsport.
66/100
12% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
23% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
20
400% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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