$100k a year, no longer in Fayetteville
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 cost of moving past Fayetteville
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Rochester is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
4% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,312/mo
$169 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
6% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
1.1M
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 193 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 3 in Fayetteville.
A month here packs 2.0× the events of Fayetteville.
58/100
14% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
9% lower than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
18
350% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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