on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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
pricier each month than Springfield
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Knoxville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
39% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,602/mo
$91 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
36% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
947k
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Springfield barely cracks 170 pleasant ones.
2.6× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
69/100
38% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
20% lower than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
17
89% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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