$100k salary, packing up from Des Moines
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 Des Moines
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
21% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
5.85%
$12/mo less in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$6,312/mo
$253 less than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
9% cheaper than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
1.1M
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Des Moines actually gets more: 151 pleasant days a year.
35% fewer events than Des Moines. The pace eases up.
58/100
5% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
12% lower than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
18
6% more than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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