on $100k a year, leaving Tucson
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 Tucson ran you
Durham runs a little pricier than Tucson. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
17% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,274/mo
$407 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
18% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
609k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days.
A similar weekend lineup to Tucson.
50/100
24% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
19% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
39
144% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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