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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

$380

the monthly premium over Reading

Asheville costs more than Reading, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

18% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$119/mo more in state tax than Reading

vs 3.07% in Reading

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$380 less than Reading

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

04a house here

$430k

38% more expensive than Reading

vs $311k in Reading

05metro size

417k

vs 433k in Reading

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Reading only logs 157 pleasant days.

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

66/100

2% higher than Reading

vs 65/100 in Reading

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

·walk score®

63/100

26% lower than Reading

vs 85/100 in Reading

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

0% fewer than Reading

vs 0 nonstops in Reading

04 · see also

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