$100k salary, packing up from Omaha
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 cost of moving past Omaha
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Durham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
19% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
4.5%
$112/mo less in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,274/mo
$161 less than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
36% more expensive than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
609k
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Omaha barely cracks 145 pleasant ones.
44% fewer events than Omaha. The pace eases up.
50/100
6% lower than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
8% lower than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
39
105% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
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