with $100k coming in, swapping out of Duluth
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
cheaper each month than Duluth
On paper, Durham and Duluth are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
8% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
4.5%
$279/mo less in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
$6,274/mo
$154 more than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
64% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
609k
vs 282k in Duluth
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Duluth only logs 132 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Duluth.
50/100
32% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
158% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
39
875% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
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