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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

$21

more expensive each month than Manchester

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

17% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$375/mo more in state tax than Manchester

vs 0% in Manchester

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$21 less than Manchester

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

04a house here

$430k

21% cheaper than Manchester

vs $548k in Manchester

05metro size

417k

vs 427k in Manchester

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Manchester keeps to 154 pleasant days a year.

2.3× the events of Manchester, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

6% higher than Manchester

vs 62/100 in Manchester

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

·walk score®

63/100

36% lower than Manchester

vs 98/100 in Manchester

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

38% fewer than Manchester

vs 13 nonstops in Manchester

04 · see also

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