on $100k a year, leaving Eugene
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
under Eugene, every month
Durham gives you room Eugene doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
6% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
4.5%
$354/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,274/mo
$469 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
9% cheaper than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
609k
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Eugene actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Eugene.
50/100
33% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
39
333% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
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