with $100k coming in, swapping out of Toledo
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
pricier each month than Toledo
You'd pay for Rochester. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
28% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
5.85%
$155/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,312/mo
$492 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
39% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
1.1M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Toledo has the edge here, logging 159 pleasant days a year.
A similar weekend lineup to Toledo.
58/100
5% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
21% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
18
350% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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