with $100k coming in, swapping out of Port St. Lucie

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Greensboro, NC cityscape

swapping out of port st. lucie

Greensboro

nc · metro 790k

a 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.

metro790k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$528

below Port St. Lucie's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Greensboro. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Port St. Lucie.
landable, recorded on the greensboro entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,428/mo

39% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$6,530/mo

$528 more than Port St. Lucie

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$269k

32% cheaper than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

790k

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in greensboro.

Port St. Lucie edges ahead with 246 pleasant days.

·outdoorscore

54/100

8% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.

·walk score®

88/100

780% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

14

39% fewer than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

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