$100k salary, packing up from Las Vegas
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 Las Vegas
Rochester runs a little pricier than Las Vegas. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
11% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,312/mo
$290 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
39% cheaper than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
1.1M
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Las Vegas edges ahead with 210 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 0 in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas hosts 116.9× more events.
58/100
28% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
16% lower than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
18
86% fewer than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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