same $100k income, fresh start from Olympia
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 expensive each month than Olympia
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Rochester is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
23% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Olympia
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,312/mo
$30 less than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
49% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
1.1M
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Olympia edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Olympia's 2.
58/100
28% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
22% lower than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
18
80% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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