with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tampa
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 Tampa
Barely costlier than Tampa. If Rochester pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
23% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,312/mo
$25 less than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
27% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.1M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Tampa gets 243 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Tampa's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Tampa. About 38% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
6% lower than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
25% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
18
74% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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