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Knoxville, TN cityscape

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Knoxville

tn · metro 947k

a 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.

metro947k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$128

below Cape Coral's monthly cost

On paper, Knoxville and Cape Coral are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the knoxville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,731/mo

7% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,602/mo

$128 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$364k

2% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

947k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in knoxville.

Cape Coral gets 250 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

·outdoorscore

69/100

25% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.

·walk score®

71/100

69% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

48% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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