same $100k income, fresh start from Reading
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 Reading
Rochester costs more than Reading, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
4% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
5.85%
$232/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,312/mo
$288 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
12% cheaper than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
1.1M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Reading gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 48 days under 20°, vs 32 in Reading.
On par with Reading for events and shows.
58/100
11% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
19% lower than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
18
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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