$100k a year, no longer in St. Louis
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 cost of moving past St. Louis
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
9% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.85%
$96/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,312/mo
$219 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
1% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
1.1M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
St. Louis has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 48 days below 20° vs St. Louis's 22.
63% fewer events than St. Louis. The pace eases up.
58/100
15% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
21% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
18
70% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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