on $100k a year, leaving Spokane
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 Spokane
Durham runs a little pricier than Spokane. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
11% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,274/mo
$539 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
1% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
609k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Spokane barely cracks 164 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Spokane for events and concerts.
50/100
38% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
12% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
39
290% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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