$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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
the monthly cost of moving past Roanoke
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
20% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.5%
$104/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,295/mo
$177 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$440k
49% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.5M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in raleigh.
Roanoke barely cracks 179 pleasant ones.
292% more happening than in Roanoke.
58/100
16% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 9.9 mi.
97/100
3% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
39
333% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
neighbors of raleigh on the map of tradeoffs:
