$100k a year, no longer in Duluth
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 Duluth, every month
Knoxville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
11% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
0%
$654/mo less in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
$6,602/mo
$482 more than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
44% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
947k
vs 282k in Duluth
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Duluth barely cracks 132 pleasant ones.
40% more happening than in Duluth.
69/100
5% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
129% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
17
325% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
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