with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tulsa
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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the monthly premium over Tulsa
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Buffalo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
2% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
5.85%
$92/mo more in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,472/mo
$116 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
11% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
1.2M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Tulsa edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 42 days drop below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.
A month here packs 1.8× the events of Tulsa.
66/100
35% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
18% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
20
11% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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