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Asheville, NC cityscape

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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

$220

less monthly outlay than Minneapolis

The gap is real. Asheville costs noticeably less than Minneapolis, every month.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

4% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$279/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis

vs 7.85% in Minneapolis

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$220 more than Minneapolis

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

04a house here

$430k

8% more expensive than Minneapolis

vs $398k in Minneapolis

05metro size

417k

vs 3.7M in Minneapolis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Minneapolis keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.

78% fewer events than Minneapolis. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

13% lower than Minneapolis

vs 76/100 in Minneapolis

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

·walk score®

63/100

32% lower than Minneapolis

vs 93/100 in Minneapolis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

94% fewer than Minneapolis

vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis

04 · see also

same energy as asheville, different zip code:

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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