$100k salary, packing up from Baton Rouge
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kingsport
TN
36.55°N
82.56°W
Kingsport is a planned 'model city' built by the Eastman Chemical Company in the early 1900s, with a downtown laid out in deliberate grids and the company still dominating the local economy. It's in the Tri-Cities area (with Bristol and Johnson City), tucked into the Appalachian foothills. Bays Mountain Park and the South Fork Holston River give it strong outdoor access. Quietly orderly.
in our guides
the verdict
below Baton Rouge's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Kingsport. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Baton Rouge.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
2% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,950/mo
$228 more than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
2% cheaper than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
312k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Baton Rouge barely cracks 187 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Baton Rouge packs 1.9× more into a month.
59/100
18% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
1% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
4
0% fewer than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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