same $100k income, fresh start from Raleigh
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
lighter monthly cost than Raleigh
On paper, Rochester and Raleigh are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
8% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,312/mo
$17 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
38% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
1.1M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Raleigh edges ahead with 201 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Raleigh's 3.
Noticeably quieter than Raleigh. About 36% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
0% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
18
54% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
neighbors of rochester on the map of tradeoffs:
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