with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ocala
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 Ocala
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
4% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Ocala
vs 0% in Ocala
$6,274/mo
$443 less than Ocala
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
50% more expensive than Ocala
vs $277k in Ocala
609k
vs 410k in Ocala
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Ocala has the edge here, logging 208 pleasant days a year.
35.0× the events of Ocala, and the calendar shows it.
50/100
19% lower than Ocala
vs 62/100 in Ocala
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
27% higher than Ocala
vs 63/100 in Ocala
39
680% more than Ocala
vs 5 nonstops in Ocala
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