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Asheville, NC cityscape

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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

$438

cheaper each month than Baltimore

Not a fortune, but real money. Asheville runs cheaper than Baltimore month over month.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

7% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$308/mo less in state tax than Baltimore

vs 8.2% in Baltimore

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$438 more than Baltimore

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

04a house here

$430k

4% more expensive than Baltimore

vs $412k in Baltimore

05metro size

417k

vs 2.8M in Baltimore

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Baltimore keeps to 168 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Baltimore. About 48% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

0% lower than Baltimore

vs 66/100 in Baltimore

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

·walk score®

63/100

36% lower than Baltimore

vs 98/100 in Baltimore

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

89% fewer than Baltimore

vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore

04 · see also

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