same $100k income, fresh start from Hickory
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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 Hickory
Knoxville and Hickory land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
21% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,602/mo
$78 more than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
36% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
947k
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Hickory only manages 189 of those.
2.2× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
8% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
1% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
17
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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