same $100k income, fresh start from Tucson
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 Tucson
Rochester runs a little pricier than Tucson. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
6% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
5.85%
$279/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,312/mo
$369 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
22% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
1.1M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 48 days drop below 20° vs Tucson's 0.
A similar weekend lineup to Tucson.
58/100
12% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
3% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
18
13% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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