with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tallahassee
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 Tallahassee
Durham costs more than Tallahassee, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
10% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,274/mo
$532 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
44% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
609k
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Tallahassee gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
1650% more happening than in Tallahassee.
50/100
14% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
4% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
39
457% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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