same $100k income, fresh start from Provo
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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.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Provo
Not a fortune, but real money. Greensboro runs cheaper than Provo month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
18% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
4.5%
$13/mo less in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$6,530/mo
$327 more than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
52% cheaper than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
790k
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Provo keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 49.0× Provo's pace.
54/100
33% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
1% lower than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
14
85% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
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