$100k salary, packing up from Kingsport
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
the monthly premium over Kingsport
Knoxville runs a little pricier than Kingsport. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
25% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,602/mo
$348 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
49% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
947k
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Kingsport barely cracks 188 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 5.3× the events of Kingsport.
69/100
17% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
4% lower than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
17
325% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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