on $100k a year, leaving Buffalo
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
lighter monthly cost than Buffalo
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Greensboro is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
4% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
4.5%
$113/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,530/mo
$58 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
4% cheaper than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
790k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Buffalo only logs 152 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Buffalo.
54/100
18% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
3% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
14
30% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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