on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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
under Springfield, every month
Rochester gives you room Springfield doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
20% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
5.85%
$71/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,312/mo
$308 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
27% cheaper than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
1.1M
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Springfield barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
5.0× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
12% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
21% lower than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
18
31% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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