same $100k income, fresh start from Seattle
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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 Seattle
Cost barely budges between Rochester and Seattle. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
30% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,312/mo
$172 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
65% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
1.1M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Seattle actually gets more: 182 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 48 days below 20°, vs 0 in Seattle.
But the calendar thins out: Seattle stays 8.5× busier.
58/100
38% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
18
80% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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