$100k a year, no longer in Anchorage
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
the monthly cost of moving past Anchorage
Rochester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
10% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,312/mo
$308 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
38% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.1M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Anchorage only manages 93 of those.
58/100
15% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
13% lower than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
18
47% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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