on $100k a year, leaving Roanoke
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
lighter monthly cost than Roanoke
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Greensboro is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
3% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.5%
$104/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,530/mo
$58 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
9% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
790k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
Roanoke barely cracks 179 pleasant ones.
308% more happening than in Roanoke.
54/100
22% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
6% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
14
56% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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