$100k salary, packing up from Shreveport
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 Shreveport
Charlotte costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
32% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,230/mo
$545 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
122% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
2.8M
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Shreveport keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
113.0× the events of Shreveport, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
9% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
84% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
141
2720% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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