same $100k income, fresh start from Grand Rapids
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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 Grand Rapids
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than Grand Rapids month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
15% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,950/mo
$591 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
31% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
312k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Grand Rapids barely cracks 151 pleasant ones.
88% fewer events than Grand Rapids. The pace eases up.
59/100
5% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
24% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
4
80% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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