same $100k income, fresh start from Knoxville
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akron
OH
41.08°N
81.52°W
Akron was the Rubber City (Goodyear, Firestone, BFGoodrich all built here), and the legacy still shapes its industrial bones. LeBron James is from Akron and never forgets it. The Goodyear blimp is based in town. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is just north, with waterfalls and rail-trails. Cheaper than Cleveland, with its own quiet charm.
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under Knoxville, every month
Akron and Knoxville land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
27% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,742/mo
$140 more than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
35% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
698k
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Knoxville actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 40 days below 20° here, 9 in Knoxville.
About as much going on as in Knoxville.
65/100
6% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
7% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
11
35% fewer than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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