on $100k a year, leaving Kingsport
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
pricier each month than Kingsport
Durham costs more than Kingsport, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
22% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,274/mo
$676 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
70% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
609k
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Kingsport gets 188 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
338% more happening than in Kingsport.
50/100
15% lower than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
8% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
39
875% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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