with $100k coming in, swapping out of Winston-Salem
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
more expensive each month than Winston-Salem
Rochester edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,534/mo
2% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
5.85%
$113/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,312/mo
$138 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$273k
3% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.1M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in rochester.
Winston-Salem has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 48 days below 20°, vs 6 in Winston-Salem.
58/100
7% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Letchworth State Park, 44.2 mi.
69/100
3% lower than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
18
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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