$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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
the monthly premium over El Paso
Greensboro costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
3% cheaper than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,530/mo
$330 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
16% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
790k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.
1.6× the events of El Paso, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
17% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
5% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
14
8% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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