on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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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more each month than Pittsburgh ran you
Barely costlier than Pittsburgh. If Buffalo pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
7% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,472/mo
$133 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
25% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
1.2M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Pittsburgh gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
On par with Pittsburgh for events and shows.
66/100
4% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
8% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
20
46% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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