Lawyer earning $148,000 in Detroit, MI. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $5,423 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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$7,353
+$1,930 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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$7,020
+$1,597 vs today
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$6,296
+$873 vs today
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$6,600
+$1,177 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$6,499
+$1,076 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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$6,839
+$1,416 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$6,521
+$1,098 vs today
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$6,406
+$983 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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$6,602
+$1,179 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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$6,344
+$921 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$5,918
+$495 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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$6,344
+$921 vs today
The highest salaries in the country, almost entirely cancelled out by the highest rents.
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$5,918
+$495 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$5,875
+$452 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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$6,331
+$908 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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$5,848
+$425 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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$6,292
+$869 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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$6,497
+$1,074 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$5,880
+$457 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$5,915
+$492 vs today
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