on $100k a year, leaving Cleveland
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 premium over Cleveland
You'd pay for Charlotte. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
22% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,230/mo
$352 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
55% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
2.8M
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Cleveland keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Cleveland.
51/100
19% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
141
152% more than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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