with $100k coming in, swapping out of Memphis
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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pricier each month than Memphis
Buffalo runs a little pricier than Memphis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
4% cheaper than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,472/mo
$425 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
15% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
1.2M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 5 in Memphis.
89% more happening than in Memphis.
66/100
18% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
2% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
20
37% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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