$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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
under Myrtle Beach, every month
The gap is real. Greensboro costs noticeably less than Myrtle Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
17% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,530/mo
$465 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
25% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
790k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.1× Myrtle Beach's pace.
54/100
7% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
60% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
14
39% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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