$100k a year, no longer in Reading
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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the monthly cost of moving past Reading
Barely costlier than Reading. If Buffalo pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
7% cheaper than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,472/mo
$128 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
10% cheaper than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
1.2M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Reading gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
134% more happening than in Reading.
66/100
2% higher than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
20
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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