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Relocation City Analysis For Remote Work and FIRE

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Step 1 Select Income:
$500,000
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State tax rates are computed based off income selected above. This is a simplified view based off married filing jointly rates. Standard deduction, 40k in 401k contributions ($0 in 401k contributions for 25k and 50k income, these were intended as “FIRE” income simulation.

Step 2 Select Desired Housing:
Typical 4 Bedroom
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Select Housing Costs Either by Median, Typical 2/3/4 Bedroom, Condo, Fixed Amounts, or Median 2 bedroom rent. Mortgage costs assume 20% down 4% interest rates. If you select a fixed housing price that is < 1.4x the median home price for that city it will automatically drop to the bottom and receive a strike through.

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City Comparison
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City
Housing Prices
Annual Local Tax Burden + Housing
Effective Local Tax Rate
Local + State Income Tax
Property Tax Rate
Annual Property Tax
Annual Local Tax Burden
Annual Mortgage Payments or Rent
Nice Days
Cost Per Nice Day
Days Over 90°
Days Under 30°
Vaccination Rate
Climate Risk
Public School Ranking
Presidential Party 2020
SFO Flight Time
NYC Flight Time
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Memphis, TN
$222,000
$16,146
0.00%
$0
1.49%
$3,308
$3,308
$12,838
57
$283
57.2
56.1
53%
34.77%
6
Democrat
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2 hrs 40 mins
2
Chattanooga, TN
$357,000
$23,822
0.00%
$0
0.89%
$3,177
$3,177
$20,645
75
$318
46
59
55%
31.5%
4
Republican
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Houston, TX
$296,000
$23,896
0.00%
$0
2.29%
$6,778
$6,778
$17,118
53
$451
95.9
7.8
62%
43.32%
6
Democrat
3 hrs 38 mins
3 hrs 43 mins
4
Las Vegas, NV
$460,000
$31,294
0.00%
$0
1.02%
$4,692
$4,692
$26,602
72
$436
129
16
55%
46.86%
5
Democrat
1 hr 27 mins
5 hrs 28 mins
5
Nashville, TN
$549,000
$37,634
0.00%
$0
1.07%
$5,885
$5,885
$31,749
61
$615
37.6
83.5
63%
31.63%
4
Democrat
4 hrs 20 mins
2 hrs 16 mins
6
Saint Petersburg, FL
$529,000
$38,929
0.00%
$0
1.58%
$8,337
$8,337
$30,592
74
$529
73
0
63%
44.87%
6
Democrat
5 hrs 3 mins
2 hrs 46 mins
7
Oklahoma City, OK
$272,000
$40,486
4.38%
$21,900
1.05%
$2,856
$24,756
$15,730
43
$942
65
73
63%
24.69%
6
Republican
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3 hrs 18 mins
8
Tulsa, OK
$308,000
$43,069
4.38%
$21,900
1.09%
$3,357
$25,257
$17,812
58
$744
65
79
60%
35.13%
6
Republican
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Dallas, TX
$561,000
$46,208
0.00%
$0
2.45%
$13,765
$13,765
$32,443
53
$875
91.2
30.2
58%
36.88%
5
Democrat
3 hrs 36 mins
3 hrs 30 mins
10
Cleveland, OH
$294,362
$46,324
5.14%
$25,700
2.38%
$7,006
$32,706
$13,618
55
$844
8.8
100.6
63%
49.96%
2
Democrat
4 hrs 30 mins
1 hr 32 mins
11
Savannah, GA
$331,000
$47,935
5.09%
$25,450
1.01%
$3,343
$28,793
$19,142
81
$593
69
21
55%
38.26%
2
Democrat
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2 hrs 9 mins
12
Miami, FL
$621,000
$49,077
0.00%
$0
2.12%
$13,165
$13,165
$35,912
57
$861
62
0
82%
66.65%
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Democrat
5 hrs 20 mins
2 hrs 56 mins
13
Colorado Springs, CO
$502,000
$51,091
3.91%
$19,550
0.50%
$2,510
$22,060
$29,031
45
$1,128
12
164
62%
29.31%
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Republican
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Philadelphia, PA
$283,000
$51,289
6.43%
$32,150
0.98%
$2,773
$34,923
$16,366
59
$872
25.5
77.5
65%
57.11%
2
Democrat
5 hrs 14 mins
1 hr 1 min
15
Charlotte, NC
$442,000
$53,600
4.60%
$23,000
1.14%
$5,039
$28,039
$25,561
77
$701
41.9
63.5
61%
27.35%
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Democrat
4 hrs 52 mins
1 hr 52 mins
16
Naples, FL
$820,000
$57,671
0.00%
$0
1.25%
$10,250
$10,250
$47,421
67
$859
82
0
68%
44.71%
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Republican
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Raleigh, NC
$533,000
$59,009
4.60%
$23,000
0.97%
$5,186
$28,186
$30,823
68
$869
40.6
65.7
71%
31.18%
9
Democrat
5 hrs 1 min
1 hr 32 mins
18
Austin, TX
$753,000
$59,937
0.00%
$0
2.18%
$16,391
$16,391
$43,546
73
$827
107
26.3
68%
29.26%
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Democrat
3 hrs 27 mins
3 hrs 53 mins
19
Lexington, KY
$356,000
$60,434
7.30%
$36,500
0.94%
$3,346
$39,846
$20,588
64
$941
17
94
65%
20.49%
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Democrat
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Atlanta, GA
$538,000
$62,320
5.09%
$25,450
1.07%
$5,757
$31,207
$31,113
81
$767
31.5
46.8
55%
32.53%
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Democrat
4 hrs 24 mins
2 hrs 13 mins
21
Charleston, SC
$554,000
$64,763
5.98%
$29,900
0.51%
$2,825
$32,725
$32,038
77
$841
32
17.5
64%
33.73%
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Democrat
[  ]
2 hrs 2 mins
22
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$876,000
$65,700
0.00%
$0
1.72%
$15,041
$15,041
$50,659
66
$992
60.2
0
69%
61.94%
5
Democrat
5 hrs 16 mins
2 hrs 52 mins
23
Denver, CO
$762,000
$67,656
3.91%
$19,550
0.53%
$4,039
$23,589
$44,067
63
$1,076
33.7
155.1
74%
38.22%
4
Democrat
2 hrs 25 mins
4 hrs 8 mins
24
Sacramento, CA
$538,000
$73,026
7.17%
$35,850
1.13%
$6,063
$41,913
$31,113
98
$747
71.2
12.6
65%
49.01%
6
Democrat
43 mins
6 hrs 3 mins
25
Boise, ID
$614,000
$73,120
5.56%
$27,800
1.60%
$9,812
$37,612
$35,508
67
$1,098
51
114
63%
35.95%
7
Republican
1 hr 33 mins
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Boston, MA
$800,000
$75,534
4.51%
$22,550
0.84%
$6,720
$29,270
$46,264
48
$1,587
11.3
116.4
70%
53.86%
8
Democrat
5 hrs 27 mins
1 hr 2 mins
27
Seattle, WA
$1,160,000
$78,799
0.00%
$0
1.01%
$11,716
$11,716
$67,083
89
$889
10
24
79%
52.16%
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Democrat
2 hrs 3 mins
6 hrs 1 min
28
Bozeman, MT
$751,000
$79,063
5.91%
$29,550
0.81%
$6,083
$35,633
$43,430
56
$1,402
17.2
180.6
58%
31.45%
10
Democrat
2 hrs 13 mins
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Portland, OR
$694,000
$88,857
8.19%
$40,950
1.12%
$7,773
$48,723
$40,134
87
$1,021
11
29
77%
41.58%
7
Democrat
1 hr 38 mins
5 hrs 59 mins
30
Scottsdale, AZ
$1,127,000
$90,039
3.44%
$17,200
0.68%
$7,664
$24,864
$65,175
103
$875
160.2
0
55%
22.97%
9
Republican
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Santa Rosa, CA
$814,000
$92,090
7.17%
$35,850
1.13%
$9,166
$45,016
$47,074
148
$622
31.5
22
76%
51.53%
7
Democrat
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New York, NY
$838,000
$100,486
8.93%
$44,650
0.88%
$7,374
$52,024
$48,462
67
$1,495
14.2
70.1
83%
58.81%
6
Democrat
5 hrs 21 mins
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33
Boulder, CO
$1,288,000
$101,892
3.91%
$19,550
0.61%
$7,857
$27,407
$74,485
57
$1,788
32
151
77%
37.65%
9
Democrat
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Washington, DC
$1,031,000
$102,250
7.35%
$36,750
0.57%
$5,877
$42,627
$59,623
57
$1,794
35.8
79.3
66%
50.38%
4
Democrat
4 hrs 55 mins
1 hr 3 mins
35
San Diego, CA
$1,129,000
$113,965
7.17%
$35,850
1.14%
$12,825
$48,675
$65,290
208
$548
13.4
0.7
67%
45.18%
9
Democrat
1 hr 25 mins
5 hrs 44 mins
36
Los Angeles, CA
$1,123,000
$113,988
7.17%
$35,850
1.18%
$13,195
$49,045
$64,943
236
$484
37.3
2.1
70%
60.61%
6
Democrat
1 hr 19 mins
5 hrs 52 mins
37
Oakland, CA
$1,559,000
$147,423
7.17%
$35,850
1.37%
$21,416
$57,266
$90,157
142
$1,038
3.7
0.9
80%
50.7%
4
Democrat
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Santa Barbara, CA
$1,991,000
$172,115
7.17%
$35,850
1.06%
$21,125
$56,975
$115,140
183
$941
1
1
68%
61.73%
9
Democrat
1 hr 7 mins
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San Francisco, CA
$2,173,000
$187,159
7.17%
$35,850
1.18%
$25,644
$61,494
$125,665
83
$2,244
2
0
82%
56.23%
7
Democrat
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6 hrs 10 mins
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Median
1.07%
Median
$28,186
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