$100k a year, no longer in Sacramento
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
under Sacramento, every month
Durham is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
24% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,274/mo
$942 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
30% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
609k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Sacramento edges ahead with 211 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Sacramento packs 2.4× more into a month.
50/100
33% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
39
39% more than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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