$100k salary, packing up from Anchorage
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 Anchorage
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
2% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,274/mo
$346 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
5% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
609k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Anchorage keeps to 93 pleasant days a year.
50/100
26% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
1% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
39
15% more than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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