with $100k coming in, swapping out of Las Vegas
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 Las Vegas
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Buffalo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
21% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,472/mo
$130 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
38% cheaper than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
1.2M
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Las Vegas edges ahead with 210 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Las Vegas's 0.
Las Vegas hosts 51.6× more events.
66/100
17% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
11% higher than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
20
85% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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