Physician earning $249,000 in Austin, TX. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $11,932 a month today.
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No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
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$13,323
+$1,391 vs today
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$11,787
−$145 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,516 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
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$12,527
+$595 vs today
No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.
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$11,932
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$11,784
−$148 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$11,763
−$169 vs today
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$11,648
−$284 vs today
State income tax topping out at 5.75%, a median 2-bedroom estimated asking rent of $1,896 and 216 sunny days; commutes average 35 minutes.
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$12,168
+$236 vs today
The highest salaries in the country, almost entirely cancelled out by the highest rents.
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$11,460
−$472 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $2,139 and 187 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.
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$11,860
−$72 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$10,996
−$936 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,919 and 154 sunny days; commutes average 30 minutes.
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$11,749
−$183 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$10,892
−$1,040 vs today
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$10,830
−$1,102 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,875 and 156 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
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$11,658
−$274 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,602 and 138 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
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$11,615
−$317 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,398 and 269 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.
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$11,447
−$485 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,531 and 245 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
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$10,766
−$1,166 vs today
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,298 and 196 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
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$11,680
−$252 vs today
World-class city amenities at Midwest home prices, funded by 2.1% property tax.
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$10,580
−$1,352 vs today
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