$100k a year, no longer in Columbus
changea dispatch from
durham
NC
35.99°N
78.90°W
Durham is Duke University, old tobacco warehouses turned into incredible restaurants and breweries (the American Tobacco Campus is a model for adaptive reuse), and a food scene that punches way above its size (multiple James Beard winners). Bull City pride runs deep. The Eno River and Duke Gardens are right in town. It's more diverse, weirder, and more interesting than outsiders expect.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Columbus
Durham runs a little pricier than Columbus. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
11% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,274/mo
$216 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
19% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
609k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Columbus barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Columbus stays 3.3× busier.
50/100
12% lower than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
6% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
39
22% more than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
neighbors of durham on the map of tradeoffs:
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