on $100k a year, leaving Charlotte
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
under Charlotte, every month
On paper, Durham and Charlotte are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
3% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
4.5%
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,274/mo
$44 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
6% more expensive than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
609k
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Charlotte gets 200 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
69% fewer events than Charlotte. The pace eases up.
50/100
2% lower than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
15% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
39
72% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
neighbors of durham on the map of tradeoffs:
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