$100k salary, packing up from Greeley
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
less monthly outlay than Greeley
Rochester and Greeley land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
10% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)
5.85%
$121/mo more in state tax than Greeley
vs 4.4% in Greeley
$6,312/mo
$43 more than Greeley
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
45% cheaper than Greeley
vs $497k in Greeley
1.1M
vs 359k in Greeley
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Greeley edges ahead with 177 pleasant days.
650% more happening than in Greeley.
58/100
13% lower than Greeley
vs 67/100 in Greeley
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
5% higher than Greeley
vs 66/100 in Greeley
18
89% fewer than Greeley
vs 169 nonstops in Greeley
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