on $100k a year, leaving Boulder
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
lighter monthly cost than Boulder
Durham gives you room Boulder doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
24% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,274/mo
$523 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
47% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
609k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Boulder barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
483% more happening than in Boulder.
50/100
37% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
5% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
39
77% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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