same $100k income, fresh start from Cleveland
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 Cleveland
Durham runs a little pricier than Cleveland. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
19% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,274/mo
$308 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
65% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
609k
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Cleveland barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Cleveland packs 2.5× more into a month.
50/100
21% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
17% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
39
30% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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