same $100k income, fresh start from Dallas
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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 Dallas
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than Dallas month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
16% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,950/mo
$264 more than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
34% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
312k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Dallas keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.
98% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
59/100
4% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
20% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
4
98% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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