same $100k income, fresh start from Anchorage
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
more expensive each month than Anchorage
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Greensboro is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
17% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,530/mo
$90 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
39% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
790k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Anchorage barely cracks 93 pleasant ones.
54/100
21% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
11% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
14
59% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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