$100k a year, no longer in Memphis
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
more each month than Memphis ran you
Rochester runs a little pricier than Memphis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
7% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,312/mo
$585 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
12% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
1.1M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Memphis's 5.
Comparable to Memphis for events and concerts.
58/100
4% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
18
44% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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