on $100k a year, leaving Ann Arbor
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
below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
The gap is real. Rochester costs noticeably less than Ann Arbor, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
26% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
5.85%
$133/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,312/mo
$415 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
36% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
1.1M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Ann Arbor actually gets more: 154 pleasant days a year.
114% more happening than in Ann Arbor.
58/100
4% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
18
87% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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