$100k salary, packing up from Hagerstown
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 Hagerstown, every month
Knoxville gives you room Hagerstown doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
9% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,602/mo
$539 more than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
13% more expensive than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
947k
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Hagerstown only logs 160 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than Hagerstown.
69/100
23% higher than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
19% lower than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
17
750% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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