$100k salary, packing up from Buffalo
changea dispatch from
wilmington
NC
34.23°N
77.95°W
Wilmington has been called 'Hollywood East' for the volume of film and TV produced here (Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, and dozens of features). The historic riverfront on the Cape Fear is genuinely charming, and Wrightsville Beach is 15 minutes away. The food scene punches above its weight, especially seafood. UNCW keeps it youthful. A coastal city with both beach and downtown charm.
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more each month than Buffalo ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Wilmington is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,675/mo
22% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
4.5%
$113/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,283/mo
$189 less than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$448k
60% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
467k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
235
pleasant days a year, in wilmington.
Buffalo barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Buffalo stays 3.4× busier.
54/100
18% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Waccamaw State Park, 32.5 mi.
67/100
26% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
5
75% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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