on $100k a year, leaving Indianapolis
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
pricier each month than Indianapolis
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Greensboro is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
5% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,530/mo
$42 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
9% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
790k
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Indianapolis barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Indianapolis hosts 1.8× more events.
54/100
13% lower than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
11% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
14
60% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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