same $100k income, fresh start from Chicago
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 Chicago, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. Rochester runs cheaper than Chicago month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
29% cheaper than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
5.85%
$75/mo more in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$6,312/mo
$561 more than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
25% cheaper than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
1.1M
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Chicago gets 153 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than Chicago. About 98% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
17% lower than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
31% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
18
92% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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