$100k salary, packing up from St. Louis
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 premium over St. Louis
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
19% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.5%
$17/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,274/mo
$257 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
50% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
609k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
St. Louis only manages 174 of those.
Noticeably quieter than St. Louis. About 56% fewer events on a typical month.
50/100
26% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
8% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
39
35% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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