on $100k a year, leaving Bridgeport
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
under Bridgeport, every month
In Knoxville, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
37% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
0%
$458/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,602/mo
$1,494 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
53% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
947k
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Bridgeport barely cracks 172 pleasant ones.
500% more happening than in Bridgeport.
69/100
8% higher than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
23% lower than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
17
1600% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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