same $100k income, fresh start from Los Angeles
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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.
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the verdict
cheaper each month than Los Angeles
In Kingsport, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
52% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,950/mo
$2,291 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
76% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
312k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Los Angeles edges ahead with 283 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Los Angeles. About 98% fewer events on a typical month.
59/100
12% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
23% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
4
97% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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