on $100k a year, leaving Dallas
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 Dallas
Durham runs a little pricier than Dallas. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
2% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,274/mo
$412 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
13% more expensive than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
609k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Dallas barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
92% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
50/100
12% lower than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
14% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
39
79% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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