$100k salary, packing up from New York
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 York
Buffalo is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
59% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
5.85%
$407/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,472/mo
$2,362 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
62% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
1.2M
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
New York edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs New York's 19.
Noticeably quieter than New York. About 98% fewer events on a typical month.
66/100
15% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
9% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
20
91% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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