with $100k coming in, swapping out of Minneapolis
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
below Minneapolis's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Rochester. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Minneapolis.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
9% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
5.85%
$167/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,312/mo
$312 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
31% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
1.1M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Minneapolis only manages 147 of those.
Minneapolis hosts 5.2× more events.
58/100
24% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
26% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
18
86% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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