$100k salary, packing up from Lubbock
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 Lubbock
Knoxville costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
25% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,602/mo
$347 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
73% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
947k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Lubbock only manages 186 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.3× more on the calendar than Lubbock.
69/100
1280% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
3% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
17
143% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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