on $100k a year, leaving Baton Rouge
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
pricier each month than Baton Rouge
You'd pay for Durham. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
24% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,274/mo
$448 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
66% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
609k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Baton Rouge actually gets more: 187 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Baton Rouge.
50/100
0% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
7% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
39
875% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
neighbors of durham on the map of tradeoffs:
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