same $100k income, fresh start from Kingsport
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atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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pricier each month than Kingsport
Atlanta costs noticeably more than Kingsport. You'd be paying for Atlanta itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
31% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,062/mo
$888 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
58% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
6.3M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Kingsport keeps to 188 pleasant days a year.
2888% more happening than in Kingsport.
67/100
14% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
26% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
217
5325% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
