on $100k a year, leaving Lincoln
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 Lincoln
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
9% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
4.5%
$112/mo less in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$6,530/mo
$6 less than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
11% cheaper than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
790k
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Lincoln barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.0× Lincoln's pace.
54/100
2% higher than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
17% higher than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
14
367% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
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