same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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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lighter monthly cost than Spartanburg
A near-tie on cost. What separates Buffalo is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
4% cheaper than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
5.85%
$54/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,472/mo
$114 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
1% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
1.2M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Spartanburg gets 191 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Spartanburg's 4.
4.5× the events of Spartanburg, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
3% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
18% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
20
0% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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