$100k a year, no longer in Boston
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
less monthly outlay than Boston
Knoxville is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
45% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,602/mo
$1,830 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
53% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
947k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Boston barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
75% fewer events than Boston. The pace eases up.
69/100
3% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
28% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
17
83% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
in the same ballpark as knoxville:
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