$100k salary, packing up from Toledo
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
more each month than Toledo ran you
You'd pay for Durham. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
41% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
4.5%
$43/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,274/mo
$530 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
111% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
609k
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Toledo keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.4× Toledo's pace.
50/100
9% lower than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
40% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
39
875% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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