on $100k a year, leaving Winston-Salem
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
below Winston-Salem's monthly cost
Knoxville and Winston-Salem land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
15% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,602/mo
$152 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$364k
28% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
947k
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in knoxville.
Winston-Salem keeps to 186 pleasant days a year.
69/100
28% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 31.8 mi.
71/100
0% lower than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
17
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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