on $100k a year, leaving Boulder
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
under Boulder, every month
Rochester gives you room Boulder doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
31% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,312/mo
$561 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
65% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
1.1M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Boulder edges ahead with 178 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.0× more on the calendar than Boulder.
58/100
27% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
18% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
18
89% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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