$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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
less monthly outlay than Portland
Rochester runs on a fraction of Portland's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
33% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
5.85%
$137/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,312/mo
$889 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
50% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
1.1M
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Portland only manages 145 of those. Winter shows up, though: 48 days below 20° vs Portland's 19.
About as much going on as in Portland.
58/100
18% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
18
800% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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