with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio
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 premium over San Antonio
Durham runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
21% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,274/mo
$665 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
48% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
609k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
San Antonio barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: San Antonio packs 3.2× more into a month.
50/100
2% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
18% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
39
11% more than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
neighbors of durham on the map of tradeoffs:
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