on $100k a year, leaving Greenville
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 Greenville
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Rochester is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
1% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
5.85%
$54/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,312/mo
$71 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
12% cheaper than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
1.1M
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Greenville edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 5 in Greenville.
1.4× the events of Greenville, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
16% lower than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
18% lower than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
18
10% fewer than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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