same $100k income, fresh start from Akron
changea dispatch from
charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
more expensive each month than Akron
Charlotte runs a little pricier than Akron. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
37% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$6,230/mo
$512 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
65% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
2.8M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Akron barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 3.4× the events of Akron.
51/100
22% lower than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
24% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
141
1182% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
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