on $100k a year, leaving Albany
changea dispatch from
rochester
NY
43.16°N
77.62°W
Rochester is the city that Kodak and Xerox built, with a quiet college-town soul (UofR, RIT, Eastman School of Music). The Garbage Plate (cheeseburger, mac salad, home fries, hot sauce, on one plate) is the closest thing to a citywide handshake. Frederick Douglass made his home here, and the Susan B. Anthony House is downtown. The Finger Lakes wine country is right next door.
the verdict
under Albany, every month
Rochester and Albany land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
7% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
5.85%
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,312/mo
$109 more than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
24% cheaper than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
1.1M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Albany keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Albany for events and concerts.
58/100
19% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
18
5% fewer than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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