same $100k income, fresh start from Philadelphia
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
under Philadelphia, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. Rochester runs cheaper than Philadelphia month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
18% cheaper than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)
5.85%
$81/mo less in state tax than Philadelphia
vs 6.82% in Philadelphia
$6,312/mo
$416 more than Philadelphia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
30% cheaper than Philadelphia
vs $393k in Philadelphia
1.1M
vs 6.2M in Philadelphia
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Philadelphia has the edge here, logging 173 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 48 days below 20° vs Philadelphia's 21.
84% fewer events than Philadelphia. The pace eases up.
58/100
16% lower than Philadelphia
vs 69/100 in Philadelphia
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
31% lower than Philadelphia
vs 100/100 in Philadelphia
18
85% fewer than Philadelphia
vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia
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