on $100k a year, leaving Cleveland
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 premium over Cleveland
Rochester runs a little pricier than Cleveland. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
8% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,312/mo
$270 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
9% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
1.1M
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Cleveland edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 48 days under 20°, vs 27 in Cleveland.
Noticeably quieter than Cleveland. About 66% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
8% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
28% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
18
68% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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