$100k a year, no longer in Syracuse
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 Syracuse, every month
On paper, Rochester and Syracuse are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
5% cheaper than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
5.85%
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$6,312/mo
$85 more than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
8% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
1.1M
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Syracuse only manages 142 of those.
57% fewer events than Syracuse. The pace eases up.
58/100
2% lower than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
18
13% more than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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