with $100k coming in, swapping out of Harrisburg
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 Harrisburg
Rochester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
6% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$6,312/mo
$320 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
11% cheaper than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
1.1M
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Harrisburg actually gets more: 152 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 48 days below 20° here, 33 in Harrisburg.
Things to do run about even with Harrisburg.
58/100
16% lower than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
26% lower than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
18
50% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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