same $100k income, fresh start from Asheville
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 Asheville
On paper, Rochester and Asheville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
12% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,312/mo
$92 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
36% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
1.1M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Asheville has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 48 days below 20° vs Asheville's 13.
Comparable to Asheville for events and concerts.
58/100
12% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
10% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
18
125% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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