$100k salary, packing up from Providence
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 Providence
The gap is real. Rochester costs noticeably less than Providence, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
28% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
5.85%
$12/mo less in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$6,312/mo
$605 more than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
48% cheaper than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
1.1M
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Providence actually gets more: 159 pleasant days a year.
43% more happening than in Providence.
58/100
8% lower than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
28% lower than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
18
6% more than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
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