same $100k income, fresh start from Montgomery
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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more expensive each month than Montgomery
Buffalo edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
0% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,472/mo
$69 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
32% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
1.2M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Montgomery actually gets more: 181 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 1 in Montgomery.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Montgomery.
66/100
50% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
49% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
20
567% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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