same $100k income, fresh start from Knoxville
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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 Knoxville
Buffalo edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
21% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,472/mo
$130 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
23% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
1.2M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Knoxville has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 9 in Knoxville.
A month here packs 1.6× the events of Knoxville.
66/100
4% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
28% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
20
18% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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