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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

$114

less monthly outlay than Savannah

On paper, Asheville and Savannah are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

2% cheaper than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$82/mo less in state tax than Savannah

vs 5.49% in Savannah

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$114 more than Savannah

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

04a house here

$430k

23% more expensive than Savannah

vs $349k in Savannah

05metro size

417k

vs 425k in Savannah

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Savannah has the edge here, logging 209 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 2.2× Savannah's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

27% higher than Savannah

vs 52/100 in Savannah

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

·walk score®

63/100

30% lower than Savannah

vs 90/100 in Savannah

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

38% fewer than Savannah

vs 13 nonstops in Savannah

04 · see also

cities that play in asheville's register:

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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compare asheville with:

CharlestonGreenvilleReno