same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
changea dispatch from
greensboro
NC
36.07°N
79.79°W
Greensboro was the site of the 1960 Woolworth sit-in (the original lunch counter is preserved at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, downtown). Four major colleges feed the city, the food scene leans BBQ and good coffee, and the surrounding Piedmont rolls gently in every direction. It's the geographic center of North Carolina, which makes it a useful base for everything else in the state.
in our guides
the verdict
under Allentown, every month
Greensboro is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
21% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
4.5%
$119/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,530/mo
$261 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
25% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
790k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Allentown only manages 157 of those.
1.8× the events of Allentown, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
26% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
2% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
14
56% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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