$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
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 Columbus
Charlotte runs a little pricier than Columbus. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
37% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
4.5%
$82/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,230/mo
$382 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
88% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
2.8M
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Columbus barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
4.9× the events of Columbus, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
9% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
21% higher than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
141
14000% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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