Nurse practitioner earning $175,500 in San Jose, CA. One adult, renting a 1-bedroom. You keep $4,300 a month today.
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Seattle, WA
+$1,524/mo (+$18,288 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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$5,824
+$1,524 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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$5,669
+$1,369 vs today
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$5,298
+$998 vs today
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
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$5,244
+$944 vs today
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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$5,083
+$783 vs today
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$5,129
+$829 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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$5,407
+$1,107 vs today
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$4,713
+$413 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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$5,366
+$1,066 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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$5,106
+$806 vs today
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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$4,676
+$376 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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$5,295
+$995 vs today
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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$4,661
+$361 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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$5,065
+$765 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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$4,991
+$691 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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$4,661
+$361 vs today
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
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$4,751
+$451 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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$5,109
+$809 vs today
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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$4,694
+$394 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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$5,019
+$719 vs today
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