$100k a year, no longer in Augusta
changea dispatch from
raleigh
NC
35.78°N
78.64°W
Raleigh is the third leg of the Research Triangle, full of oaks (its nickname is the City of Oaks), state museums that are all free, and a downtown that's grown up fast without losing its quiet edges. NC State pumps young energy in, the food scene is sneaky-good, and the surrounding pine forests make summer evenings smell incredible. Beaches are two hours east, mountains three hours west.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Augusta ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Raleigh is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,663/mo
15% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
4.5%
$82/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,295/mo
$138 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$440k
78% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
1.5M
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in raleigh.
Augusta barely cracks 191 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 15.7× the events of Augusta.
58/100
26% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 9.9 mi.
97/100
31% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
39
1200% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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