same $100k income, fresh start from Shreveport
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 Shreveport
Durham runs a little pricier than Shreveport. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
29% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,274/mo
$501 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
136% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
609k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 35.0× more on the calendar than Shreveport.
50/100
11% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
57% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
39
680% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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