with $100k coming in, swapping out of Denver
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
less monthly outlay than Denver
The gap is real. Rochester costs noticeably less than Denver, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
18% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$6,312/mo
$208 more than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
54% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
1.1M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Denver actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year.
Denver hosts 15.1× more events.
58/100
32% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
18
89% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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