$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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 Mobile
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Buffalo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
6% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,472/mo
$143 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
44% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
1.2M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in Mobile.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.8× more on the calendar than Mobile.
66/100
12% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
32% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
20
300% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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