$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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
below Richmond's monthly cost
On paper, Charlotte and Richmond are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
2% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
4.5%
$104/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,230/mo
$67 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
1% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
2.8M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Richmond only manages 172 of those.
1.9× the events of Richmond, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
22% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
141
642% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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