on $100k a year, leaving Wichita
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 each month than Wichita ran you
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
48% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
0%
$475/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,602/mo
$83 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
64% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
947k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Wichita barely cracks 164 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Wichita.
69/100
33% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
3% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
17
55% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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