with $100k coming in, swapping out of Allentown
changea dispatch from
knoxville
TN
35.96°N
83.92°W
Knoxville is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains (the most-visited national park in the country, 30 minutes east), the University of Tennessee's Vol energy, and the gold-roofed Sunsphere left over from the 1982 World's Fair. Market Square downtown is brick, patios, and a Saturday farmers market that takes over the whole space. The food and bar scene has come into its own. The mountains do the heavy lifting.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Allentown
You'd feel the difference in Knoxville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Allentown.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
4% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,602/mo
$333 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
1% more expensive than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
947k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Allentown barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
56% more happening than in Allentown.
69/100
5% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
17% lower than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
17
89% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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