same $100k income, fresh start from Salisbury
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 Salisbury, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. Buffalo runs cheaper than Salisbury month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
28% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
5.85%
$196/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$6,472/mo
$721 more than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
33% cheaper than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
1.2M
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Salisbury gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Salisbury's 10.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.7× more on the calendar than Salisbury.
66/100
25% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
11% higher than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
20
900% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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