$100k a year, no longer in Columbia
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 Columbia
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Charlotte is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
11% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,230/mo
$11 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
53% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
2.8M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Columbia barely cracks 189 pleasant ones.
5.9× the events of Columbia, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
7% lower than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
11% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
141
1310% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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