$100k a year, no longer in Fayetteville
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 each month than Fayetteville ran you
A small premium for Charlotte. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
8% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,230/mo
$131 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
6% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
2.8M
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Fayetteville only manages 170 of those.
A month here packs 14.1× the events of Fayetteville.
51/100
20% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
15% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
141
907% more than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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