on $100k a year, leaving Lakeland
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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
under Lakeland, every month
Kingsport gives you room Lakeland doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
25% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,950/mo
$451 more than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
19% cheaper than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
312k
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Lakeland gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: Lakeland packs 1.5× more into a month.
59/100
23% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
12% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
4
94% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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