$100k salary, packing up from Ann Arbor
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
below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
The gap is real. Charlotte costs noticeably less than Ann Arbor, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
17% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,230/mo
$333 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
9% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
2.8M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Ann Arbor barely cracks 154 pleasant ones.
707% more happening than in Ann Arbor.
51/100
9% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
141
4% more than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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