with $100k coming in, swapping out of Gainesville
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 Gainesville
Rochester costs more than Gainesville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
7% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,312/mo
$376 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
14% cheaper than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
1.1M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Gainesville 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 Gainesville.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.0× more on the calendar than Gainesville.
58/100
8% lower than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
18
260% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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