$100k salary, packing up from South Bend
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 cost of moving past South Bend
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
21% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,274/mo
$418 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
80% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
609k
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
South Bend keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.1× more on the calendar than South Bend.
50/100
6% lower than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
2% lower than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
39
333% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
neighbors of durham on the map of tradeoffs:
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