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Asheville

nc · metro 417k

photo: Ken Jacobsen / pexels

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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$254

more expensive each month than Cape Coral

Asheville runs a little pricier than Cape Coral. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

7% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$254 less than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$430k

21% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

417k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days.

·outdoorscore

66/100

20% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

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

·walk score®

63/100

50% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

76% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

if asheville appeals, also worth a look:

see also

charleston

more flight options

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see also

greenville

$21/mo cheaper

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see also

reno

$205/mo cheaper

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compare asheville with:

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