with $100k coming in, swapping out of Atlanta
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
cheaper each month than Atlanta
You'd feel the difference in Rochester. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Atlanta.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
15% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
5.85%
$30/mo more in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,312/mo
$250 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
29% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
1.1M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Atlanta edges ahead with 204 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 2 in Atlanta.
87% fewer events than Atlanta. The pace eases up.
58/100
13% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
26% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
18
92% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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