on $100k a year, leaving Lexington
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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lighter monthly cost than Lexington
On paper, Buffalo and Lexington are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
8% cheaper than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,472/mo
$2 more than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
14% cheaper than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
1.2M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Lexington actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 42 days below 20° vs Lexington's 19.
62% more happening than in Lexington.
66/100
10% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
3% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
20
54% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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