with $100k coming in, swapping out of York
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 York
You'd pay for Buffalo. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,472/mo
$245 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
10% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
1.2M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
York has the edge here, logging 159 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 42 days below 20° here, 27 in York.
6700% more happening than in York.
66/100
3% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
2% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
20
67% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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