on $100k a year, leaving Cincinnati
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 Cincinnati
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% more expensive than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,274/mo
$178 less than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
31% more expensive than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
609k
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Cincinnati barely cracks 162 pleasant ones.
60% fewer events than Cincinnati. The pace eases up.
50/100
31% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
17% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
39
17% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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