same $100k income, fresh start from Greensboro
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
more expensive each month than Greensboro
Rochester costs more than Greensboro, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
7% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,312/mo
$218 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
2% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
1.1M
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Greensboro gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Greensboro's 6.
Noticeably quieter than Greensboro. About 39% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
7% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
18
29% more than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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