with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cincinnati
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
pricier each month than Cincinnati
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Rochester is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
1% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,312/mo
$140 less than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
13% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
1.1M
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Cincinnati edges ahead with 162 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 48 days under 20°, vs 26 in Cincinnati.
Lighter on events: Cincinnati packs 2.9× more into a month.
58/100
19% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
28% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
18
62% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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