Moving from Ottawa to Raleigh
Research Triangle jobs, top universities and green suburbs. Here's how life in Raleigh compares with Ottawa, and what changes when you cross the border.
Raleigh is roughly 15°C warmer than Ottawa in January (about -10°C → 5°C), with about 210 cm less snow a year and around 92 fewer sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 9% less in Raleigh (about C$680,000 vs US$450,000, compared at a sample exchange rate), and everyday costs in Raleigh are close to the US average. Income tax goes from a medium provincial income tax in Ontario to a low state income tax in North Carolina. For lifestyle, you gain food scene and leave behind skiing. (Approximate figures.)
- January average
- -10°C → 5°C (+15°)
- July average
- 21°C → 26°C (+5°)
- Sunny days a year
- 305 → 213
- Snow a year
- 223 → 13 cm
- Cost of living index
- 100 → 102
- Typical home
- C$680,000 → US$450,000
- Property tax rate
- 1.1% → 0.8%
- Provincial or state income tax
- Medium → Low
- Health care in Raleigh
- Private, ~US$520/mo (approx.)
- Airport
- 20 min
- Ski hill
- 3h+
- Beach or lake
- 30 min
- Main industries
- Tech, biotech, universities
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Climate, cost and risk figures are approximate and for comparison only. Prices are in each place's local currency.