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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

$63

the monthly premium over Wilmington

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Asheville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

4% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

vs 4.5% in Wilmington

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$63 less than Wilmington

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

04a house here

$430k

4% cheaper than Wilmington

vs $448k in Wilmington

05metro size

417k

vs 467k in Wilmington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 1.8× Wilmington's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

22% higher than Wilmington

vs 54/100 in Wilmington

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

·walk score®

63/100

6% lower than Wilmington

vs 67/100 in Wilmington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

60% more than Wilmington

vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington

04 · see also

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