same $100k income, fresh start from York
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 York
Durham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,684/mo
24% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
4.5%
$119/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,274/mo
$443 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$415k
34% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
609k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
178
pleasant days a year, in durham.
York keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 35.0× more on the calendar than York.
50/100
22% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 10.9 mi.
80/100
14% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
39
225% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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