on $100k a year, leaving Roanoke
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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under Roanoke, every month
On paper, Buffalo and Roanoke are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
5.85%
$8/mo more in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,472/mo
$0 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
6% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.2M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Roanoke actually gets more: 179 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 21 in Roanoke.
5.7× the events of Roanoke, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
4% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
3% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
20
122% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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