$100k salary, packing up from Kansas City
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 Kansas City
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Greensboro is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
5% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
4.5%
$17/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,530/mo
$90 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
17% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
790k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Kansas City only manages 170 of those.
But the calendar thins out: Kansas City stays 1.7× busier.
54/100
4% lower than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
6% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
14
67% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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