on $100k a year, leaving Salisbury
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 Salisbury
Rochester gives you room Salisbury doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
19% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
5.85%
$196/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$6,312/mo
$561 more than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
35% cheaper than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
1.1M
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Salisbury gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 48 days drop below 20° vs Salisbury's 10.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.5× more on the calendar than Salisbury.
58/100
9% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
16% lower than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
18
800% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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