$100k salary, packing up from Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne
Durham costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
42% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,274/mo
$622 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
63% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
609k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Fort Wayne only logs 161 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.7× the events of Fort Wayne.
50/100
9% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
11% lower than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
39
290% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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