$100k salary, packing up from Durham
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 Durham
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
3% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
4.5%
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,230/mo
$44 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
6% cheaper than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
2.8M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Durham barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 3.2× the events of Durham.
51/100
2% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
18% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
141
262% more than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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