on $100k a year, leaving Buffalo
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 Buffalo, every month
On paper, Knoxville and Buffalo are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
26% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,602/mo
$130 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
30% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
947k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Buffalo only manages 152 of those.
38% fewer events than Buffalo. The pace eases up.
69/100
5% higher than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
22% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
17
15% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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