$100k salary, packing up from Ogden
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 Ogden
A near-tie on cost. What separates Buffalo is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
16% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
5.85%
$100/mo more in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$6,472/mo
$167 more than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
47% cheaper than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
1.2M
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Ogden actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 34.0× more on the calendar than Ogden.
66/100
17% lower than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
8% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
20
78% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
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