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Greensboro, NC cityscape

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Greensboro

nc · metro 790k

a 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.

metro790k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$56

cheaper each month than Cape Coral

Cost barely budges between Greensboro and Cape Coral. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the greensboro entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,428/mo

23% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,530/mo

$56 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$269k

24% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

790k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in greensboro.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

54/100

2% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.

·walk score®

88/100

110% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

14

58% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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