$100k a year, no longer in Chattanooga
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 cost of moving past Chattanooga
Rochester runs a little pricier than Chattanooga. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
1% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,312/mo
$497 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
15% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
1.1M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Chattanooga edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 5 in Chattanooga.
1.3× the events of Chattanooga, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
16% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
16% lower than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
18
125% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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