$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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
the monthly premium over Roanoke
Rochester edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
11% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
5.85%
$8/mo more in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,312/mo
$160 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
8% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.1M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Roanoke has the edge here, logging 179 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 48 days below 20° here, 21 in Roanoke.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.5× more on the calendar than Roanoke.
58/100
16% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
27% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
18
100% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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