This is How Far A $100,000 Salary Will Take You in Charlotte, North Carolina
Many people flock to Charlotte for a variety of reasons. There are job opportunities here as well as cultural experiences, fun restaurants, and opportunities to meet all kinds of people. But how much money should you make to be able to live here comfortably? This is how far a $100,00 salary will take you in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A research group called SmartAsset analyzed how far an annual salary of 100,000 would go in 76 of the nation’s largest cities. Now the research group took into account taxes taken out of that size salary. They came up with a figure of around $72,985 that you would actually bring home and use to live.
Charlotte did pretty well on the survey of the nation’s largest cities. They ranked the Queen City as the 29th most livable. In North Carolina, Charlotte ranked second best for livability.
To learn more about how far a $100,000 salary will take you in Charlotte, check out all the details right here from Channel 9.
5 Charlotte Area Neighborhoods Among The 10 Best Places To Buy A House In North Carolina
While there may be a slight improvement it’s still a crazy market to try to buy a home in. The prices seem to stay crazy high, with no end to this housing bubble in sight. I would love to buy my first house, but like many, I simply can’t in this market. And if you are paying these prices you want to make sure you’re buying in the right area. Luckily, Niche.com decided to do the homework to determine the best places to buy a house in North Carolina. They recently released a list of the best places to live in the state, factoring in both cities, suburbs, towns and city neighborhoods.
Charlotte and the surrounding areas were very well represented on this list with five Charlotte neighborhoods making the top 10 places to buy a house. This includes both neighborhoods and suburbs.
“The Best Places to Buy a House ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the housing and community of an area,” they explain the in the study. “This grade takes into account key factors of a location’s housing market, including home values, taxes, crime rates, and quality of local schools, in an attempt to measure the quality and stability of an area’s real estate market.”
Other factors included in the analysis include home value to income ratio, public school grades, monthly housing costs, the cost of living, the higher education rate, the median home value, and more.
So, are the best places to buy a house in North Carolina? Read on for the top 10 as well as the other Charlotte area neighborhoods. Or you can read the full list via Niche.com.
Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.
