Registered nurse earning $108,500 in Boston, MA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $1,880 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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$3,387
+$1,507 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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$3,458
+$1,578 vs today
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$3,160
+$1,280 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$3,143
+$1,263 vs today
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$3,028
+$1,148 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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$3,185
+$1,305 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$2,883
+$1,003 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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$3,331
+$1,451 vs today
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,132 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
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$3,311
+$1,431 vs today
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,049 and 193 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
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$3,198
+$1,318 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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$3,063
+$1,183 vs today
A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,102 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
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$3,117
+$1,237 vs today
A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $886 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
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$3,045
+$1,165 vs today
State income tax topping out at 7.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,099 and 195 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
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$3,094
+$1,214 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,017 and 260 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
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$2,897
+$1,017 vs today
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,219 and 253 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
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$3,039
+$1,159 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$2,817
+$937 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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$2,694
+$814 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$2,739
+$859 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$2,653
+$773 vs today
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