with $100k coming in, swapping out of Winston-Salem
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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cheaper each month than Winston-Salem
Buffalo and Winston-Salem 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
9% cheaper than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,472/mo
$22 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
1% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.2M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Winston-Salem actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 42 days below 20° vs Winston-Salem's 6.
66/100
22% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
28% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
20
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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