same $100k income, fresh start from Sarasota
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 Sarasota
Rochester and Sarasota land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
28% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$6,312/mo
$100 more than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
35% cheaper than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
1.1M
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Sarasota actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 48 days below 20°, vs 0 in Sarasota.
900% more happening than in Sarasota.
58/100
2% lower than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
28% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
18
200% more than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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