on $100k a year, leaving Fayetteville
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
lighter monthly cost than Fayetteville
A near-tie on cost. What separates Greensboro is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
11% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
4.5%
$8/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,530/mo
$169 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
27% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
790k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Fayetteville only manages 170 of those.
6.1× the events of Fayetteville, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
16% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
7% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
14
0% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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