same $100k income, fresh start from Fresno
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 Fresno
Not a fortune, but real money. Rochester runs cheaper than Fresno month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
23% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
5.85%
$287/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,312/mo
$753 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
35% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
1.1M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Fresno gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 0 in Fresno.
On par with Fresno for events and shows.
58/100
12% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
18
64% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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