on $100k a year, leaving Durham
changea dispatch from
orlando
FL
28.54°N
81.38°W
Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.
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under Durham, every month
Cost barely budges between Orlando and Durham. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,937/mo
15% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,396/mo
$122 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$402k
3% cheaper than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
2.8M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
216
pleasant days a year, in orlando.
Durham barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 4.5× the events of Durham.
62/100
24% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.
97/100
21% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
146
274% more than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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