same $100k income, fresh start from San Luis Obispo
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
cheaper each month than San Luis Obispo
In Durham, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
46% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,274/mo
$1,811 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
56% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
609k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
San Luis Obispo gets 303 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 3.5× the events of San Luis Obispo.
50/100
26% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
18% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
39
1200% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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