$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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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less monthly outlay than New Orleans
Buffalo and New Orleans 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
15% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,472/mo
$1 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
8% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
1.2M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
New Orleans actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.
On par with New Orleans for events and shows.
66/100
20% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
20
49% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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