on $100k a year, leaving Birmingham
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
more each month than Birmingham ran you
Barely costlier than Birmingham. If Rochester pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
9% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,312/mo
$198 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
5% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
1.1M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Birmingham gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 4 in Birmingham.
67% fewer events than Birmingham. The pace eases up.
58/100
5% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
13% lower than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
18
10% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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