on $100k a year, leaving Tucson
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 Tucson ran you
You'd pay for Charlotte. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
20% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,230/mo
$451 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
11% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
2.8M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Tucson has the edge here, logging 202 pleasant days a year.
3.4× the events of Tucson, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
23% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
40% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
141
781% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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