same $100k income, fresh start from Omaha
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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lighter monthly cost than Omaha
On paper, Buffalo and Omaha are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
3% cheaper than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
5.85%
$1/mo more in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,472/mo
$37 more than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
9% cheaper than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
1.2M
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Omaha barely cracks 145 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Omaha.
66/100
25% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
5% higher than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
20
5% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
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