same $100k income, fresh start from Wilmington
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
cheaper each month than Wilmington
Cost barely budges between Rochester and Wilmington. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
8% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,312/mo
$29 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
39% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
1.1M
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 48 days under 20° here, 1 in Wilmington.
1.5× the events of Wilmington, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
7% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
3% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
18
260% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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