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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

$54

the monthly premium over Durham

Asheville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

3% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

vs 4.5% in Durham

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$54 less than Durham

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

04a house here

$430k

4% more expensive than Durham

vs $415k in Durham

05metro size

417k

vs 609k in Durham

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Durham only manages 178 of those.

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

66/100

32% higher than Durham

vs 50/100 in Durham

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

·walk score®

63/100

21% lower than Durham

vs 80/100 in Durham

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

79% fewer than Durham

vs 39 nonstops in Durham

04 · see also

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