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Durham vs Burlington

$384/mo less in Burlington

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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DurhamBurlingtonAbout 17 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Burlington costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 222 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,319/mo in Burlington. $2,703/mo in Durham. −$4,608 a year.

Durham

$2,703

left each month

Burlington

$2,319

−$384 vs Durham

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Burlington wins 1 of 4Durham 3 · ties 0
$5,812Take-home · Durham$5,301
$1,274Rent · Burlington$1,002
$1,835Other bills · Durham$1,980
$2,703Left over · Durham$2,319

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In 2022-2023, 1,465 households moved Durham → Burlington (avg AGI $61,297). 813 went the other way. The whole move →

−$384 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthDurhamBurlington
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Durham, NC and Burlington, NC
Per monthDurhamBurlingtonDifference
Gross pay$7,667$6,894−$773
Income and payroll tax$1,855$1,593−$262
Take-home pay$5,812$5,301−$511
Rent$1,274$1,002−$272
Getting around$440$586+$146
Groceries$385$385$0
Healthcare$433$433$0
Utilities$241$241$0
Everything else$337$337$0
Left over$2,703$2,319−$384

Salary to match Durham

$89,500

Gross pay in Burlington that leaves the same amount as $92,000 in Durham.

Tax difference

+$394

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.2% in Durham, 23.1% in Burlington.

More about Burlington

Durham, NC in full

A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,517 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

Burlington, NC in full

A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,193 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.

The other way

Start in Burlington.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Burlington than Durham?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Burlington leaves about $384 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,274 in Durham and $1,002 in Burlington.

Does Burlington have state income tax?

Burlington is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Durham to Burlington?

The paycheck is taxed in North Carolina. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Durham and Burlington changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.