$100k a year, no longer in Hartford
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
under Hartford, every month
Rochester is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
21% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
5.85%
$29/mo more in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,312/mo
$368 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
34% cheaper than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
1.1M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Hartford gets 148 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
About as much going on as in Hartford.
58/100
13% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
18
31% fewer than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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