$100k a year, no longer in Buffalo
changea dispatch from
riverside
CA
33.98°N
117.37°W
Riverside is where the navel orange got its start in America, with the parent tree from 1873 still alive and producing fruit on a downtown corner. The Mission Inn is a wildly ornate Spanish Revival hotel that hosts the country's biggest holiday lights festival. Riverside's downtown is genuinely walkable, with citrus groves still scattered through the foothills. Summers are dry and bright, with the foothills cooling the evenings.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Buffalo
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
81% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
9.3%
$287/mo more in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$5,065/mo
$1,407 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
113% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
4.7M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Buffalo only logs 152 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 47 days top 95° vs Buffalo's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Buffalo. About 91% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
5% higher than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
1% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
14
30% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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