with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kingsport
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 Kingsport
Rochester costs more than Kingsport, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
11% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,312/mo
$638 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
12% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
1.1M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Kingsport gets 188 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 48 days drop below 20° vs Kingsport's 15.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.8× more on the calendar than Kingsport.
58/100
2% lower than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
7% lower than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
18
350% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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