$100k a year, no longer in Montgomery
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 Montgomery
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
11% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,312/mo
$229 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
29% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
1.1M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Montgomery actually gets more: 181 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 48 days below 20°, vs 1 in Montgomery.
Things to do run about even with Montgomery.
58/100
32% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
13% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
18
500% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
if rochester appeals, also worth a look:
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