on $100k a year, leaving Montgomery
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 Montgomery
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
4% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
4.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,530/mo
$11 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
27% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
790k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Montgomery barely cracks 181 pleasant ones.
1.5× the events of Montgomery, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
23% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
44% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
14
367% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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