on $100k a year, leaving Knoxville
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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pricier each month than Knoxville
Barely costlier than Knoxville. If Cincinnati pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
11% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,452/mo
$150 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
13% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
2.3M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Knoxville gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Knoxville's 9.
107% more happening than in Knoxville.
72/100
4% higher than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
35% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
47
176% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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