$100k salary, packing up from Sacramento
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
less monthly outlay than Sacramento
Move to Knoxville and the monthly math gets easier. Sacramento's rent is the headline; Knoxville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
22% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,602/mo
$1,270 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
38% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
947k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Sacramento gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Sacramento hosts 2.0× more events.
69/100
8% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
28% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
17
39% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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