on $100k a year, leaving Denver
changea dispatch from
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
under Denver, every month
Kingsport is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
26% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$6,950/mo
$846 more than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
59% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
312k
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Denver barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Denver hosts 56.7× more events.
59/100
31% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
24% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
4
98% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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