with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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 premium over St. Louis
Charlotte costs more than St. Louis, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
22% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.5%
$17/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,230/mo
$301 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
41% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
2.8M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
St. Louis only logs 174 pleasant days.
1.4× the events of St. Louis, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
25% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
8% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
141
135% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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