$100k a year, no longer in Kingsport
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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more expensive each month than Kingsport
Cincinnati costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
12% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,452/mo
$498 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
29% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
2.3M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Kingsport has the edge here, logging 188 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 10.9× Kingsport's pace.
72/100
22% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
30% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
47
1075% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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