with $100k coming in, swapping out of Mobile
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 cost of moving past Mobile
Barely costlier than Mobile. If Knoxville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
33% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,602/mo
$13 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
88% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
947k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Mobile gets 225 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 1.8× the events of Mobile.
69/100
17% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
3% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
17
240% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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