$100k a year, no longer in Buffalo
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
the monthly cost of moving past Buffalo
Charlotte runs a little pricier than Buffalo. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
26% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
4.5%
$113/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,230/mo
$242 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
40% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
2.8M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Buffalo barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
1.7× the events of Buffalo, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
23% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
3% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
141
605% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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