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Relocation City Analysis For Remote Work and FIRE
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Welcome to FIRE Mode. In this section you can evaluate potential relocation cities based on your current income, how long you plan to work, your FIRE income, and how many years for FIRE. Your FIRE income isn’t how much you plan to spend in FIRE but how much would be subject to income taxes
(which could be as low as $0)
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Select Income While Working
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$500,000
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Select Years of Income
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Select Income during FIRE
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$25,000
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Select Years to Model @ Fire Income
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10
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Select Housing by modifying the drop down in
Relocation City Analysis For Remote Work and FIRE
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which is currently set to
Typical 4 Bedroom
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The Table below is looking at the cumulative totals over the
11
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years you selected in steps 2 and 4.
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FIRE Mode Comparison
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City
Housing Prices
Total Local Tax Burden + Housing
Total Local + State Income Tax
Total Property Tax
Total Local Tax Burden
Total Mortgage
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Memphis, TN
$222,000
$177,604
$0
$36,386
$36,386
$141,218
2
Oklahoma City, OK
$272,000
$226,346
$21,900
$31,416
$53,316
$173,030
3
Grand Island, NE
$244,000
$237,549
$31,600
$50,728
$82,328
$155,221
4
Cheyenne, WY
$355,000
$251,213
$0
$25,383
$25,383
$225,830
5
Cleveland, OH
$294,362
$252,562
$25,700
$77,064
$102,764
$149,798
6
Tulsa, OK
$308,000
$254,761
$21,900
$36,929
$58,829
$195,932
7
Philadelphia, PA
$283,000
$260,158
$49,625
$30,507
$80,132
$180,026
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Chattanooga, TN
$357,000
$262,045
$0
$34,950
$34,950
$227,095
9
Houston, TX
$296,000
$262,860
$0
$74,562
$74,562
$188,298
10
Savannah, GA
$331,000
$277,111
$29,775
$36,774
$66,549
$210,562
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Lexington, KY
$356,000
$316,453
$53,175
$36,810
$89,985
$226,468
12
Las Vegas, NV
$460,000
$344,234
$0
$51,612
$51,612
$292,622
13
Charlotte, NC
$442,000
$361,423
$24,825
$55,427
$80,252
$281,171
14
Colorado Springs, CO
$502,000
$366,501
$19,550
$27,610
$47,160
$319,341
15
Charleston, SC
$554,000
$413,397
$29,900
$31,079
$60,979
$352,418
16
Nashville, TN
$549,000
$413,977
$0
$64,738
$64,738
$349,239
17
Raleigh, NC
$533,000
$420,925
$24,825
$57,047
$81,872
$339,053
18
Saint Petersburg, FL
$529,000
$428,219
$0
$91,707
$91,707
$336,512
19
Atlanta, GA
$538,000
$435,341
$29,775
$63,323
$93,098
$342,243
20
Sacramento, CA
$538,000
$446,314
$37,375
$66,696
$104,071
$342,243
21
Dallas, TX
$561,000
$508,285
$0
$151,412
$151,412
$356,873
22
Boise, ID
$614,000
$526,317
$27,800
$107,929
$135,729
$390,588
23
Miami, FL
$621,000
$539,849
$0
$144,817
$144,817
$395,032
24
Denver, CO
$762,000
$548,712
$19,550
$44,425
$63,975
$484,737
25
Bozeman, MT
$751,000
$578,844
$34,200
$66,914
$101,114
$477,730
26
Portland, OR
$694,000
$580,175
$53,200
$85,501
$138,701
$441,474
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Boston, MA
$800,000
$613,474
$30,650
$73,920
$104,570
$508,904
28
Naples, FL
$820,000
$634,381
$0
$112,750
$112,750
$521,631
29
Santa Rosa, CA
$814,000
$656,011
$37,375
$100,822
$138,197
$517,814
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Austin, TX
$753,000
$659,302
$0
$180,296
$180,296
$479,006
31
New York, NY
$838,000
$665,175
$50,975
$81,118
$132,093
$533,082
32
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$876,000
$722,699
$0
$165,450
$165,450
$557,249
33
Washington, DC
$1,031,000
$757,247
$36,750
$64,644
$101,394
$655,853
34
Scottsdale, AZ
$1,127,000
$818,425
$17,200
$84,300
$101,500
$716,925
35
Seattle, WA
$1,160,000
$866,789
$0
$128,876
$128,876
$737,913
36
San Diego, CA
$1,129,000
$896,645
$37,375
$141,080
$178,455
$718,190
37
Los Angeles, CA
$1,123,000
$896,896
$37,375
$145,148
$182,523
$714,373
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Boulder, CO
$1,288,000
$925,310
$19,550
$86,425
$105,975
$819,335
39
Oakland, CA
$1,559,000
$1,264,678
$37,375
$235,576
$272,951
$991,727
40
Santa Barbara, CA
$1,991,000
$1,536,285
$37,375
$232,370
$269,745
$1,266,540
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San Francisco, CA
$2,173,000
$1,701,769
$37,375
$282,079
$319,454
$1,382,315
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