on $100k a year, leaving Mobile
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 Mobile
Durham runs a little pricier than Mobile. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
29% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
4.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,274/mo
$341 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
114% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
609k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.5× the events of Mobile.
50/100
15% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
16% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
39
680% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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