$100k salary, packing up from Fort Collins
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
below Fort Collins's monthly cost
The gap is real. Durham costs noticeably less than Fort Collins, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
15% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,274/mo
$278 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
28% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
609k
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Fort Collins keeps to 177 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 35.0× the events of Fort Collins.
50/100
28% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
7% lower than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
39
77% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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