$100k salary, packing up from Manchester
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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
below Manchester's monthly cost
On paper, Rochester and Manchester are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
27% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,312/mo
$71 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
50% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
1.1M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Manchester has the edge here, logging 154 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.0× Manchester's pace.
58/100
6% lower than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
18
38% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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