$100k salary, packing up from Baltimore
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 Baltimore's monthly cost
The gap is real. Rochester costs noticeably less than Baltimore, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
18% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5.85%
$196/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,312/mo
$530 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
34% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
1.1M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Baltimore actually gets more: 168 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 48 days below 20° here, 21 in Baltimore.
55% fewer events than Baltimore. The pace eases up.
58/100
12% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
18
75% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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