$100k a year, no longer in Albuquerque
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
more each month than Albuquerque ran you
Barely costlier than Albuquerque. If Rochester pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
3% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
5.85%
$4/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,312/mo
$41 less than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
22% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
1.1M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Albuquerque gets 205 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 6 in Albuquerque.
Comparable to Albuquerque for events and concerts.
58/100
28% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
27% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
18
22% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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