with $100k coming in, swapping out of Little Rock
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 Little Rock
Buffalo runs a little pricier than Little Rock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
14% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,472/mo
$286 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
23% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
1.2M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Little Rock edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 6 in Little Rock.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.2× Little Rock's pace.
66/100
22% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
86% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
20
18% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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