Data scientist earning $122,500 in San Diego, CA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $2,617 a month today.
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Seattle, WA
+$2,069/mo (+$24,828 a year) versus San Diego
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No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
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$4,686
+$2,069 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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$4,645
+$2,028 vs today
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$4,309
+$1,692 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$4,270
+$1,653 vs today
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$4,155
+$1,538 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$4,052
+$1,435 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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$4,368
+$1,751 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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$4,423
+$1,806 vs today
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$3,615
+$998 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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$4,156
+$1,539 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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$4,372
+$1,755 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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$4,216
+$1,599 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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$4,122
+$1,505 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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$4,133
+$1,516 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$3,735
+$1,118 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$3,845
+$1,228 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$3,725
+$1,108 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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$3,742
+$1,125 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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$4,131
+$1,514 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$3,787
+$1,170 vs today
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