$100k salary, packing up from Cape Coral
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
more each month than Cape Coral ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Durham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
9% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral
vs 0% in Cape Coral
$6,274/mo
$200 less than Cape Coral
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
17% more expensive than Cape Coral
vs $355k in Cape Coral
609k
vs 835k in Cape Coral
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days.
50/100
9% lower than Cape Coral
vs 55/100 in Cape Coral
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
90% higher than Cape Coral
vs 42/100 in Cape Coral
39
18% more than Cape Coral
vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral
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