with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kingsport
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charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Kingsport
Charlotte costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
25% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,230/mo
$720 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
60% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
2.8M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Kingsport keeps to 188 pleasant days a year.
14.1× the events of Kingsport, and the calendar shows it.
51/100
14% lower than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
27% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
141
3425% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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