$100k salary, packing up from Houston
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.
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the verdict
the monthly premium over Houston
Charlotte runs a little pricier than Houston. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
7% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$6,230/mo
$493 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
26% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
2.8M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Houston barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Houston stays 1.9× busier.
51/100
7% lower than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
22% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
141
20% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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