same $100k income, fresh start from Myrtle Beach
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 Myrtle Beach
Not a fortune, but real money. Buffalo runs cheaper than Myrtle Beach month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
20% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
5.85%
$54/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,472/mo
$407 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
23% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
1.2M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Myrtle Beach edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Myrtle Beach's 0.
196% more happening than in Myrtle Beach.
66/100
14% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
65% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
20
13% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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