$100k salary, packing up from Ocala
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 cost of moving past Ocala
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
15% cheaper than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Ocala
vs 0% in Ocala
$6,472/mo
$245 less than Ocala
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
1% more expensive than Ocala
vs $277k in Ocala
1.2M
vs 410k in Ocala
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Ocala has the edge here, logging 208 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 42 days stay under 20°, well past Ocala's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 68.0× Ocala's pace.
66/100
6% higher than Ocala
vs 62/100 in Ocala
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
44% higher than Ocala
vs 63/100 in Ocala
20
300% more than Ocala
vs 5 nonstops in Ocala
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