$100k salary, packing up from Colorado Springs
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
less monthly outlay than Colorado Springs
The gap is real. Greensboro costs noticeably less than Colorado Springs, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
18% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,530/mo
$296 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
42% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
790k
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Colorado Springs barely cracks 184 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Colorado Springs.
54/100
24% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
10% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
14
27% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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