$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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 El Paso
Durham runs a little pricier than El Paso. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
14% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,274/mo
$586 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
79% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
609k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with El Paso.
50/100
23% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
14% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
39
200% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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