with $100k coming in, swapping out of South Bend
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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pricier each month than South Bend
Buffalo costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,472/mo
$220 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
21% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
1.2M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
South Bend has the edge here, logging 157 pleasant days a year.
300% more happening than in South Bend.
66/100
25% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
11% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
20
122% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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