with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lubbock
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 Lubbock
Charlotte runs a little pricier than Lubbock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
25% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,230/mo
$719 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
86% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
2.8M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Lubbock barely cracks 186 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 14.1× Lubbock's pace.
51/100
920% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
141
1914% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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