$100k salary, packing up from Boston
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
less monthly outlay than Boston
Greensboro sits well below Boston on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
55% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
4.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,530/mo
$1,758 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
65% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
790k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Boston only manages 160 of those.
71% fewer events than Boston. The pace eases up.
54/100
24% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
10% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
14
86% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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