$100k salary, packing up from Lakeland
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 Lakeland
Rochester edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
16% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,312/mo
$187 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
9% cheaper than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
1.1M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Lakeland actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 48 days below 20°, vs 0 in Lakeland.
A month here packs 2.5× the events of Lakeland.
58/100
21% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
5% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
18
74% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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