with $100k coming in, swapping out of Manchester
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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below Manchester's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Buffalo. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Manchester.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
34% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,472/mo
$231 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
49% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
1.2M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Manchester has the edge here, logging 154 pleasant days a year.
353% more happening than in Manchester.
66/100
6% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
20
54% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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