on $100k a year, leaving Tucson
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 Tucson
Buffalo runs a little pricier than Tucson. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
5% cheaper than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
5.85%
$279/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,472/mo
$209 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
21% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
1.2M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in Tucson.
2.1× the events of Tucson, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
0% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
36% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
20
25% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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