with $100k coming in, swapping out of Milwaukee
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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cheaper each month than Milwaukee
Buffalo and Milwaukee land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
5.85%
$35/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,472/mo
$165 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
29% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
1.2M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Milwaukee keeps to 149 pleasant days a year.
On par with Milwaukee for events and shows.
66/100
8% higher than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
20
33% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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