same $100k income, fresh start from Eugene
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
lighter monthly cost than Eugene
Not a fortune, but real money. Rochester runs cheaper than Eugene month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
15% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
5.85%
$242/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,312/mo
$507 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
40% cheaper than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
1.1M
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Eugene actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 48 days stay under 20°, well past Eugene's 1.
Comparable to Eugene for events and concerts.
58/100
23% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
18
100% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
neighbors of rochester on the map of tradeoffs:
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