$100k salary, packing up from Shreveport
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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 Shreveport
Raleigh costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,663/mo
27% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
4.5%
$125/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,295/mo
$480 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$440k
150% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
1.5M
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in raleigh.
Shreveport only manages 159 of those.
A month here packs 47.0× the events of Shreveport.
58/100
4% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 9.9 mi.
97/100
90% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
39
680% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
cities that play in raleigh's register:
