on $100k a year, leaving El Paso
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 El Paso ran you
You'd pay for Raleigh. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,663/mo
13% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,295/mo
$565 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$440k
90% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
1.5M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in raleigh.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.
1.6× the events of El Paso, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
11% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 9.9 mi.
97/100
4% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
39
200% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
neighbors of raleigh on the map of tradeoffs:
