$100k a year, no longer in Lansing
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 Lansing
Rochester costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
22% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
5.85%
$133/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,312/mo
$408 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
12% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
1.1M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Lansing actually gets more: 153 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 1.7× the events of Lansing.
58/100
2% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
14% lower than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
18
200% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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