same $100k income, fresh start from Salt Lake City
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 Salt Lake City
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
5% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
4.5%
$13/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,274/mo
$64 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
29% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
609k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Salt Lake City barely cracks 168 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Salt Lake City stays 1.8× busier.
50/100
36% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
0% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
39
57% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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