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Asheville

nc · metro 417k

a dispatch from

asheville

NC

35.58°N

82.55°W

Asheville is what happens when a mountain town and an art school have a baby and raise it on craft beer. Downtown packs more breweries per capita than almost anywhere in America, plus buskers on every corner and Art Deco buildings the Depression accidentally preserved (the city went broke before it could tear them down). The Biltmore, America's largest private home, looms on the edge of town like a stone-carved flex. Remote workers keep showing up, which is how you know.

metro417k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$49

the monthly cost of moving past Allentown

Barely costlier than Allentown. If Asheville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

4% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$119/mo more in state tax than Allentown

vs 3.07% in Allentown

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$49 less than Allentown

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$430k

20% more expensive than Allentown

vs $359k in Allentown

05metro size

417k

vs 874k in Allentown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Allentown only logs 157 pleasant days.

On par with Allentown for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

10% lower than Allentown

vs 73/100 in Allentown

Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 74.8 mi.

·walk score®

63/100

27% lower than Allentown

vs 86/100 in Allentown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

11% fewer than Allentown

vs 9 nonstops in Allentown

04 · see also

neighbors of asheville on the map of tradeoffs:

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