$100k salary, packing up from Sacramento
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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less monthly outlay than Sacramento
In Buffalo, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
38% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,472/mo
$1,140 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
53% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
1.2M
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Sacramento edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 42 days drop below 20° vs Sacramento's 0.
On par with Sacramento for events and shows.
66/100
12% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
20
29% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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