with $100k coming in, swapping out of Melbourne
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 Melbourne
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
19% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,312/mo
$126 less than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
22% cheaper than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
1.1M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Melbourne edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Melbourne's 0.
58/100
5% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
18% lower than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
18
800% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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