with $100k coming in, swapping out of Knoxville
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 premium over Knoxville
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
11% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,312/mo
$290 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
25% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
1.1M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Knoxville has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 48 days below 20° here, 9 in Knoxville.
About as much going on as in Knoxville.
58/100
16% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
3% lower than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
18
6% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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