same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
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
lighter monthly cost than Allentown
A near-tie on cost. What separates Rochester is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
15% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,312/mo
$43 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
24% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
1.1M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Allentown gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 48 days drop below 20° vs Allentown's 32.
On par with Allentown for events and shows.
58/100
21% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
20% lower than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
18
100% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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