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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

$797

less monthly outlay than Portland

You'd feel the difference in Asheville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Portland.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

24% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$250/mo less in state tax than Portland

vs 7.5% in Portland

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$797 more than Portland

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

04a house here

$430k

21% cheaper than Portland

vs $543k in Portland

05metro size

417k

vs 566k in Portland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Portland keeps to 145 pleasant days a year.

Things to do run about even with Portland.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

7% lower than Portland

vs 71/100 in Portland

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

·walk score®

63/100

36% lower than Portland

vs 98/100 in Portland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

300% more than Portland

vs 2 nonstops in Portland

04 · see also

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