Civil engineer earning $103,500 in Philadelphia, PA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $2,740 a month today.
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Seattle, WA
+$1,066/mo (+$12,792 a year) versus Philadelphia
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No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
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$3,806
+$1,066 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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$3,836
+$1,096 vs today
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$3,525
+$785 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$3,501
+$761 vs today
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$3,386
+$646 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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$3,563
+$823 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$3,257
+$517 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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$3,678
+$938 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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$3,648
+$908 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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$3,410
+$670 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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$3,521
+$781 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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$3,440
+$700 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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$3,382
+$642 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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$3,423
+$683 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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$3,355
+$615 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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$3,213
+$473 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$3,144
+$404 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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$3,027
+$287 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$3,072
+$332 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$2,987
+$247 vs today
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