same $100k income, fresh start from Columbus
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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
cheaper each month than Columbus
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than Columbus month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
9% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,950/mo
$338 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
17% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
312k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Columbus barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
65% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
59/100
26% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
5% lower than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
4
300% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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