same $100k income, fresh start from Detroit
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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 Detroit
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Knoxville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
18% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,602/mo
$95 more than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
39% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
947k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Detroit barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Detroit packs 2.1× more into a month.
69/100
47% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
28% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
17
87% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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