same $100k income, fresh start from Tulsa
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 expensive each month than Tulsa
Durham runs a little pricier than Tulsa. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
25% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,274/mo
$314 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
64% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
609k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
Tulsa barely cracks 163 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Tulsa for events and concerts.
50/100
2% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
4% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
39
117% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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