same $100k income, fresh start from Riverside
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
cheaper each month than Riverside
Move to Knoxville and the monthly math gets easier. Riverside's rent is the headline; Knoxville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
31% cheaper than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Riverside
vs 9.3% in Riverside
$6,602/mo
$1,537 more than Riverside
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
39% cheaper than Riverside
vs $595k in Riverside
947k
vs 4.7M in Riverside
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Riverside gets 249 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.0× more on the calendar than Riverside.
69/100
0% lower than Riverside
vs 69/100 in Riverside
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
23% lower than Riverside
vs 92/100 in Riverside
17
21% more than Riverside
vs 14 nonstops in Riverside
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