$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
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
below San Jose's monthly cost
Greensboro sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,428/mo
59% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,530/mo
$2,442 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$269k
85% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
790k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in greensboro.
San Jose edges ahead with 283 pleasant days.
A similar weekend lineup to San Jose.
54/100
23% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Mayo River State Park, 24.9 mi.
88/100
7% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
14
52% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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