same $100k income, fresh start from Pensacola
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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pricier each month than Pensacola
Buffalo edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
22% cheaper than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Pensacola
vs 0% in Pensacola
$6,472/mo
$109 less than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
8% cheaper than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
1.2M
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Pensacola has the edge here, logging 226 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 42 days below 20°, vs 0 in Pensacola.
2.6× the events of Pensacola, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
4% lower than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
42% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
20
82% more than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
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