same $100k income, fresh start from Atlanta
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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 Atlanta
Not a fortune, but real money. Knoxville runs cheaper than Atlanta month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
5% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,602/mo
$540 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
6% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
947k
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Atlanta gets 204 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Atlanta stays 5.7× busier.
69/100
3% higher than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
24% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
17
92% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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