same $100k income, fresh start from Buffalo
changea dispatch from
cleveland
OH
41.50°N
81.69°W
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
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cheaper each month than Buffalo
On paper, Cleveland and Buffalo are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
3% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
3.99%
$155/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,582/mo
$110 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
10% cheaper than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Buffalo only logs 152 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Buffalo.
63/100
5% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
56
180% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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