on $100k a year, leaving Greeley
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 Greeley, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Durham is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
1% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Greeley
vs 4.4% in Greeley
$6,274/mo
$5 more than Greeley
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
17% cheaper than Greeley
vs $497k in Greeley
609k
vs 359k in Greeley
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Greeley barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 8.8× Greeley's pace.
50/100
25% lower than Greeley
vs 67/100 in Greeley
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
21% higher than Greeley
vs 66/100 in Greeley
39
77% fewer than Greeley
vs 169 nonstops in Greeley
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