Construction manager earning $145,500 in San Jose, CA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $2,824 a month today.
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Seattle, WA
+$1,493/mo (+$17,916 a year) versus San Jose
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No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
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$4,317
+$1,493 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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$4,308
+$1,484 vs today
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$3,980
+$1,156 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$3,947
+$1,123 vs today
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$3,832
+$1,008 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$3,718
+$894 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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$4,031
+$1,207 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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$4,110
+$1,286 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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$4,068
+$1,244 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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$3,843
+$1,019 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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$3,924
+$1,100 vs today
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$3,259
+$435 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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$3,842
+$1,018 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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$3,811
+$987 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$3,551
+$727 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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$3,834
+$1,010 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$3,422
+$598 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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$3,607
+$783 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$3,418
+$594 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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$3,442
+$618 vs today
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