with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tampa
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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below Tampa's monthly cost
Buffalo and Tampa land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
31% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,472/mo
$135 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
25% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.2M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Tampa gets 243 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in Tampa.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.4× more on the calendar than Tampa.
66/100
6% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
1% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
20
71% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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