$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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
less monthly outlay than Boise
The gap is real. Rochester costs noticeably less than Boise, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
14% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
5.85%
$4/mo more in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,312/mo
$256 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
44% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
1.1M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Boise gets 166 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 48 days drop below 20° vs Boise's 24.
Comparable to Boise for events and concerts.
58/100
29% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
28% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
18
13% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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