with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chattanooga
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 premium over Chattanooga
Durham runs a little pricier than Chattanooga. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
10% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,274/mo
$535 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
29% more expensive than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
609k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Chattanooga barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 1.5× the events of Chattanooga.
50/100
28% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
2% lower than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
39
388% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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