same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral

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Charlotte, NC cityscape

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Charlotte

nc · metro 2.8M

a 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.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$244

more each month than Cape Coral ran you

You'd pay for Charlotte. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the charlotte entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,728/mo

7% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,230/mo

$244 less than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$391k

10% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

2.8M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

200

pleasant days a year, in charlotte.

Cape Coral has the edge here, logging 250 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

51/100

7% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.

·walk score®

94/100

124% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

141

327% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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