same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa
Move to Durham and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Rosa's rent is the headline; Durham's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
35% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,274/mo
$1,313 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
49% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
609k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Santa Rosa edges ahead with 254 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 35.0× more on the calendar than Santa Rosa.
50/100
28% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
18% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
39
875% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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