$100k salary, packing up from San Francisco
changea dispatch from
winston-salem
NC
36.10°N
80.24°W
Winston-Salem is Moravian cookie traditions, old tobacco wealth (R.J. Reynolds), and Krispy Kreme's hometown (the original hot doughnut sign is still here). Old Salem is a living history Moravian village downtown. The food scene has picked up nicely, the arts scene leans on the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Slower-paced than its Triad neighbors. A little secret.
the verdict
below San Francisco's monthly cost
Winston-Salem is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,508/mo
52% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
4.5%
$400/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,450/mo
$2,038 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$283k
77% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
696k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in winston-salem.
San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
54/100
35% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Hanging Rock State Park, 19.7 mi.
71/100
28% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
0
100% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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