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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

$443

cheaper each month than Worcester

Not a fortune, but real money. Asheville runs cheaper than Worcester month over month.
landable, recorded on the asheville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,738/mo

19% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$42/mo less in state tax than Worcester

vs 5% in Worcester

03after rent

$6,220/mo

$443 more than Worcester

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

04a house here

$430k

11% cheaper than Worcester

vs $486k in Worcester

05metro size

417k

vs 867k in Worcester

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in asheville.

Worcester only manages 148 of those.

A similar weekend lineup to Worcester.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

66/100

12% higher than Worcester

vs 59/100 in Worcester

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

·walk score®

63/100

30% lower than Worcester

vs 90/100 in Worcester

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

300% more than Worcester

vs 2 nonstops in Worcester

04 · see also

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