Registered nurse earning $98,500 in Chicago, IL. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $2,380 a month today.
No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
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$3,406
+$1,026 vs today
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$3,176
+$796 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$3,159
+$779 vs today
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$3,044
+$664 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$2,654
+$274 vs today
Four ski resorts inside an hour and a 23-minute average commute.
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$2,567
+$187 vs today
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
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$2,950
+$570 vs today
Aerospace and defense engineering salaries against Alabama's cost of living.
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$2,833
+$453 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$2,754
+$374 vs today
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$2,896
+$516 vs today
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
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$2,764
+$384 vs today
297 sunny days and the lowest rents in Texas, on the lowest wages.
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$2,561
+$181 vs today
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$2,368
−$12 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$2,668
+$288 vs today
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$2,518
+$138 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$2,900
+$520 vs today
No income tax, low property tax, and an economy tied to tourism.
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$2,547
+$167 vs today
A 2.5% flat income tax, cheap housing for a big metro, and a genuinely dangerous July.
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$2,576
+$196 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$2,832
+$452 vs today
No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.
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$2,313
−$67 vs today
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