$100k a year, no longer in Tallahassee
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 Tallahassee
Rochester costs more than Tallahassee, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
0% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,312/mo
$494 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
5% cheaper than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
1.1M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Tallahassee gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Tallahassee's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 15.0× Tallahassee's pace.
58/100
0% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
10% lower than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
18
157% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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