on $100k a year, leaving New Orleans
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 New Orleans ran you
Charlotte runs a little pricier than New Orleans. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
7% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,230/mo
$241 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
51% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
2.8M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days.
On par with New Orleans for events and shows.
51/100
7% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
4% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
141
262% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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