with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio
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 expensive each month than San Antonio
Buffalo runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,472/mo
$467 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
0% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
1.2M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
San Antonio edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in San Antonio.
But the calendar thins out: San Antonio stays 1.7× busier.
66/100
35% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
6% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
20
43% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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