$100k salary, packing up from 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
less monthly outlay than Fayetteville
On paper, Greensboro and Fayetteville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
3% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
4.5%
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,530/mo
$49 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
5% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
790k
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Fayetteville has the edge here, logging 193 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.3× Fayetteville's pace.
54/100
6% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
16% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
14
250% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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