on $100k a year, leaving Rochester
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 each month than Rochester ran you
Durham edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
10% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
4.5%
$113/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,274/mo
$38 less than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
52% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
609k
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Rochester keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
A similar weekend lineup to Rochester.
50/100
14% lower than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
16% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
39
117% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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