same $100k income, fresh start from Portland
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
cheaper each month than Portland
Move to Greensboro and the monthly math gets easier. Portland's rent is the headline; Greensboro's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
38% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
4.5%
$250/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,530/mo
$1,107 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
50% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
790k
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Portland barely cracks 145 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 1.6× the events of Portland.
54/100
24% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
10% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
14
600% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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