same $100k income, fresh start from Charleston
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
cheaper each month than Charleston
Not a fortune, but real money. Greensboro runs cheaper than Charleston month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
28% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,530/mo
$725 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
38% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
790k
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Charleston has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Charleston.
54/100
19% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
4% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
14
30% fewer than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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