on $100k a year, leaving Winston-Salem
changea dispatch from
columbia
SC
34.00°N
81.03°W
Columbia is the South Carolina capital, USC Gamecock country, and home to one of the largest urban rivers (the Congaree) flowing right past downtown. The Saluda River outside town is a tubing destination locals swear by, and Congaree National Park's old-growth cypress is a 30-minute drive. The state museum is a sleeper good time. Slower-paced than Charleston, less touristy.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Winston-Salem ran you
Columbia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
3% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
6.5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,241/mo
$209 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
10% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
857k
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
Winston-Salem keeps to 186 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs Winston-Salem's 8.
55/100
2% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
20% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
10
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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