$100k salary, packing up from Ann Arbor
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
below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
The gap is real. Greensboro costs noticeably less than Ann Arbor, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
31% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,530/mo
$633 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
37% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
790k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Ann Arbor only logs 154 pleasant days.
3.5× the events of Ann Arbor, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
4% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
9% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
14
90% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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