$100k a year, no longer in Toledo
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
more expensive each month than Toledo
You'd pay for Knoxville. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
45% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,602/mo
$202 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
85% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
947k
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Toledo keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 1.7× the events of Toledo.
69/100
25% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
25% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
17
325% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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