$100k salary, packing up from Austin
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 premium over Austin
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
3% cheaper than Austin(vs $1,583/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Austin
vs 0% in Austin
$6,312/mo
$438 less than Austin
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
37% cheaper than Austin
vs $433k in Austin
1.1M
vs 2.5M in Austin
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Austin actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 48 days stay under 20°, well past Austin's 1.
Lighter on events: Austin packs 4.0× more into a month.
58/100
4% higher than Austin
vs 56/100 in Austin
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Austin
vs 99/100 in Austin
18
57% fewer than Austin
vs 42 nonstops in Austin
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