$100k salary, packing up from Durham
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
below Durham's monthly cost
The gap is real. Gainesville costs noticeably less than Durham, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
2% cheaper than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,688/mo
$414 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
24% cheaper than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
350k
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Durham barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
Durham hosts 11.7× more events.
63/100
26% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
14% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
5
87% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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