Lawyer earning $165,000 in San Diego, CA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $4,709 a month today.
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Seattle, WA
+$2,670/mo (+$32,040 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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$7,379
+$2,670 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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$7,041
+$2,332 vs today
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$6,322
+$1,613 vs today
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$6,621
+$1,912 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$6,524
+$1,815 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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$6,864
+$2,155 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$6,542
+$1,833 vs today
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$6,427
+$1,718 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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$6,622
+$1,913 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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$6,366
+$1,657 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$5,938
+$1,229 vs today
The highest salaries in the country, almost entirely cancelled out by the highest rents.
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$5,944
+$1,235 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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$6,364
+$1,655 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$5,895
+$1,186 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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$6,353
+$1,644 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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$5,867
+$1,158 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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$6,312
+$1,603 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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$6,516
+$1,807 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$5,899
+$1,190 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$5,934
+$1,225 vs today
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