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Knoxville: $2,409/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • No state income tax
  • Rent under 30% of pay

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$2,409

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−$17/mo

−$204 a year

Local pay

$83,490

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,958
Tax$1,364
Rent$1,296
Other bills$1,888
Left$2,409

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoKnoxville
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,364
  • Rent$1,296
  • Other living costs$1,888
  • Left over$2,409

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,490
Federal income tax
−$9,982
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,387
State income tax (TN)
None
Take-home pay
$67,121
Effective tax rate
19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,296
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$554
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,184

Left over each month

$6,958 gross, minus $1,364 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.

$2,409

County by county

9 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Knoxville, TN
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Knox CountyTN487k53%$1,180$1,205$279,700$71,66222 min
Blount CountyTN138k15%$1,042$1,013$275,700$74,60726 min
Anderson CountyTN78k9%$960$954$215,800$63,17126 min
Loudon CountyTN57k6%$995$955$292,600$80,29624 min
Roane CountyTN54k6%$767$752$212,300$66,21829 min
Campbell CountyTN40k4%$715$676$169,500$50,26031 min
Grainger CountyTN24k3%$726$638$172,000$51,35132 min
Morgan CountyTN21k2%$742$681$144,000$57,40833 min
Union CountyTN20k2%$849$810$186,300$61,85834 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,547 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,296.

Work from home
12.6% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
71.4% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

204 sunny days. July high 88°F. January nights 29°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
204 sunny days, 88°F in July, 29°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
900k people
Buying instead
Median home $255,300. About $1,633/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 9.6%, property tax 0.51%.

Fit

Money left over
60
Sun and mild weather
67
Being in a big city
50
Public school districts in Knoxville

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Knoxville
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Knox CountyKnoxville60,18595n/a
Blount CountyMaryville10,27022n/a
Roane CountyKingston6,17818n/a
Anderson CountyClinton6,01819n/a
MaryvilleMaryville5,7178n/a
Union CountyMaynardville5,51411n/a
Campbell CountyJacksboro5,11816n/a
Loudon CountyLoudon5,0859n/a
Oak RidgeOak Ridge5,0788n/a
Grainger CountyRutledge2,9759n/a
Morgan CountyWartburg2,8008n/a
Lenoir CityLenoir City2,6384n/a

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Knoxville calculated?

Knoxville is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Knoxville?

About $1,296 for a one-bedroom and $1,543 for a two-bedroom in Knoxville, TN.

How do I compare Knoxville with another city?

Put Knoxville next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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