$100k salary, packing up from Green Bay
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 Green Bay
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
50% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)
4.5%
$148/mo less in state tax than Green Bay
vs 6.27% in Green Bay
$6,274/mo
$415 less than Green Bay
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
22% more expensive than Green Bay
vs $340k in Green Bay
609k
vs 332k in Green Bay
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Green Bay only manages 146 of those.
5.8× the events of Green Bay, and the calendar shows it.
50/100
32% lower than Green Bay
vs 73/100 in Green Bay
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
8% lower than Green Bay
vs 87/100 in Green Bay
39
875% more than Green Bay
vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay
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