same $100k income, fresh start from Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis
Rochester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
2% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,312/mo
$260 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
8% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
1.1M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Indianapolis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 48 days below 20° vs Indianapolis's 30.
But the calendar thins out: Indianapolis stays 3.0× busier.
58/100
6% lower than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
18
49% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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