with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lafayette
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 Lafayette
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
15% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,312/mo
$439 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
37% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
1.1M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Lafayette has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 48 days stay under 20°, well past Lafayette's 0.
500% more happening than in Lafayette.
58/100
35% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
19% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
18
500% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
neighbors of rochester on the map of tradeoffs:
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