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Burlington vs Greensboro

$130/mo less in Greensboro

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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BurlingtonGreensboroAbout 22 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Greensboro costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,176/mo in Greensboro. $2,306/mo in Burlington. −$1,560 a year.

Burlington

$2,306

left each month

Greensboro

$2,176

−$130 vs Burlington

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Greensboro wins 1 of 4Burlington 3 · ties 0
$5,288Take-home · Burlington$5,170
$1,002Rent · Burlington$1,042
$1,980Other bills · Greensboro$1,952
$2,306Left over · Burlington$2,176

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In 2022-2023, 1,164 households moved Burlington → Greensboro (avg AGI $49,284). 1,063 went the other way. The whole move →

−$130 / 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 monthBurlingtonGreensboro
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Burlington, NC and Greensboro, NC
Per monthBurlingtonGreensboroDifference
Gross pay$6,875$6,696−$179
Income and payroll tax$1,587$1,526−$61
Take-home pay$5,288$5,170−$118
Rent$1,002$1,042+$40
Getting around$586$557−$29
Groceries$385$385$0
Healthcare$433$433$0
Utilities$241$241$0
Everything else$337$337$0
Left over$2,306$2,176−$130

Salary to match Burlington

$82,500

Gross pay in Greensboro that leaves the same amount as $82,500 in Burlington.

Tax difference

+$91

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.1% in Burlington, 22.8% in Greensboro.

More about Greensboro

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.

Greensboro, NC in full

A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,240 and 219 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

The other way

Start in Greensboro.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Greensboro than Burlington?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Greensboro leaves about $130 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,002 in Burlington and $1,042 in Greensboro.

Does Greensboro have state income tax?

Greensboro is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Burlington to Greensboro?

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 Burlington and Greensboro 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.