same $100k income, fresh start from Chattanooga
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
more each month than Chattanooga ran you
Greensboro costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
6% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,530/mo
$279 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
16% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
790k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Chattanooga keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.1× Chattanooga's pace.
54/100
22% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
7% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
14
75% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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