Civil engineer earning $133,500 in San Francisco, CA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $2,773 a month today.
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Seattle, WA
+$1,041/mo (+$12,492 a year) versus San Francisco
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No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
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$3,814
+$1,041 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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$3,843
+$1,070 vs today
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$3,531
+$758 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$3,507
+$734 vs today
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$3,392
+$619 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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$3,570
+$797 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$3,263
+$490 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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$3,684
+$911 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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$3,654
+$881 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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$3,416
+$643 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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$3,527
+$754 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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$3,445
+$672 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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$3,389
+$616 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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$3,429
+$656 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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$3,361
+$588 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$3,150
+$377 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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$3,218
+$445 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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$3,033
+$260 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$3,078
+$305 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$2,993
+$220 vs today
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