$100k a year, no longer in Bridgeport
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 Bridgeport, every month
Greensboro is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
48% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
4.5%
$83/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,530/mo
$1,422 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
65% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
790k
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Bridgeport keeps to 172 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 7.0× Bridgeport's pace.
54/100
16% lower than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
4% lower than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
14
1300% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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