same $100k income, fresh start from Corpus Christi
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 Corpus Christi
Rochester costs more than Corpus Christi, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
9% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi
vs 0% in Corpus Christi
$6,312/mo
$611 less than Corpus Christi
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
23% more expensive than Corpus Christi
vs $221k in Corpus Christi
1.1M
vs 446k in Corpus Christi
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Corpus Christi gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Corpus Christi's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Corpus Christi.
58/100
16% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
1% lower than Corpus Christi
vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi
18
350% more than Corpus Christi
vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi
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