on $100k a year, leaving Madison
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
under Madison, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Rochester is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
8% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
5.85%
$35/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,312/mo
$174 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
41% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
1.1M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Madison only logs 147 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Madison.
58/100
13% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
18
64% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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