same $100k income, fresh start from San Luis Obispo
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 San Luis Obispo, every month
Buffalo runs on a fraction of San Luis Obispo's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
56% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,472/mo
$2,009 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
70% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
1.2M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
San Luis Obispo gets 303 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in San Luis Obispo.
6.8× the events of San Luis Obispo, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
3% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
7% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
20
567% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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