on $100k a year, leaving Syracuse
changea dispatch from
madison
WI
43.07°N
89.40°W
Madison sits on an isthmus between two lakes, with the state capitol gleaming on one end and the University of Wisconsin sprawling on the other. The Saturday farmers market around the Capitol Square is one of the best in the country. Cheese curds, brats, and beer are mandatory food groups. The Terrace at Memorial Union, looking out at Lake Mendota, is the unofficial heart of the city in summer.
the verdict
pricier each month than Syracuse
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Madison is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,673/mo
3% more expensive than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
6.27%
$35/mo more in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$6,138/mo
$89 less than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$465k
83% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
694k
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in madison.
Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 71 days under 20°, vs 53 in Syracuse.
43% fewer events than Syracuse. The pace eases up.
67/100
14% higher than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area, 24.1 mi.
88/100
3% lower than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
11
31% fewer than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
cities that play in madison's register:
