same $100k income, fresh start from Fort Collins
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
cheaper each month than Fort Collins
Not a fortune, but real money. Charlotte runs cheaper than Fort Collins month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
12% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,230/mo
$234 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
32% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
2.8M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Fort Collins barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
113.0× the events of Fort Collins, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
26% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
9% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
141
17% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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