$100k a year, no longer in Huntsville
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
more each month than Huntsville ran you
Durham runs a little pricier than Huntsville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
23% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
4.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,274/mo
$269 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
31% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
609k
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Huntsville barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Huntsville.
50/100
14% lower than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
14% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
39
333% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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