with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tulsa
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 Tulsa
Rochester runs a little pricier than Tulsa. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
14% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
5.85%
$92/mo more in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,312/mo
$276 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
8% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
1.1M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Tulsa edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 48 days drop below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.
Things to do run about even with Tulsa.
58/100
18% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
10% lower than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
18
0% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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