$100k salary, packing up from South Bend
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 South Bend
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
10% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5.85%
$238/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,312/mo
$380 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
19% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
1.1M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
South Bend actually gets more: 157 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.8× South Bend's pace.
58/100
9% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
16% lower than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
18
100% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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