$100k a year, no longer in Jacksonville
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 each month than Jacksonville ran you
Rochester costs more than Jacksonville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
9% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,312/mo
$342 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
24% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
1.1M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Jacksonville gets 198 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 0 in Jacksonville.
Noticeably quieter than Jacksonville. About 42% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
9% lower than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
26% lower than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
18
31% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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