>>You may want to try something like this as well...
>>http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
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>>From Virginia Beach to NYC (Manhattan), there is an extreme difference. But that would be expected. If you are going somewhere else in NY, it might be better.
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>Looking at the many salary calculators, it makes me wonder why are Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon so much cheaper than, say, White Plains - even though they are closer to Manhattan.

That's probably about local taxes and, I suspect, may also be at least a partial indication of relative quality of the schools.

Tamar