$100k a year, no longer in Memphis
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
more each month than Memphis ran you
You'd pay for Greensboro. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
1% cheaper than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,530/mo
$367 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
11% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
790k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Memphis keeps to 185 pleasant days a year.
36% more happening than in Memphis.
54/100
4% lower than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
1% lower than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
14
56% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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