$100k a year, no longer in Oxnard
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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cheaper each month than Oxnard
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
54% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than Oxnard
vs 9.3% in Oxnard
$6,472/mo
$1,909 more than Oxnard
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
70% cheaper than Oxnard
vs $923k in Oxnard
1.2M
vs 830k in Oxnard
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 0 in Oxnard.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.8× more on the calendar than Oxnard.
66/100
11% lower than Oxnard
vs 74/100 in Oxnard
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
5% lower than Oxnard
vs 96/100 in Oxnard
20
0% fewer than Oxnard
vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard
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