same $100k income, fresh start from Little Rock
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 expensive each month than Little Rock
Durham runs a little pricier than Little Rock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
39% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,274/mo
$484 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
82% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
609k
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Little Rock barely cracks 163 pleasant ones.
2.7× the events of Little Rock, and the calendar shows it.
50/100
7% lower than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
63% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
39
129% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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