01 · the cities
Honolulu
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
full dispatch→Greensboro
Greensboro was the site of the 1960 Woolworth sit-in (the original lunch counter is preserved at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, downtown). Four major colleges feed the city, the food scene leans BBQ and good coffee, and the surrounding Piedmont rolls gently in every direction. It's the geographic center of North Carolina, which makes it a useful base for everything else in the state.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,843/mo
$1,428/mo
$1,415/mo less than Honolulu (99%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.1M
$269k
$792k less than Honolulu
State income tax
State income tax
11.0%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,574/mo
$6,530/mo
Greensboro has $1,956/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
316 days
189 days
127 fewer than Honolulu
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
8 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
6 days
days below 20°F per year
Greensboro has 8 more days above 95°F each year than Honolulu. Greensboro drops below 20°F on 6 more days per year than Honolulu.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
55 / 100
54 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
51 routes
14 routes
37 fewer direct routes than Honolulu
Metro size
Metro size
989k metro
790k metro
Honolulu has 1.9x more events per month than Greensboro.
the verdict
4
Honolulu
categories won
4
Greensboro
categories won
Honolulu wins on weather and lifestyle, Greensboro wins on money. Dead even.
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