on $100k a year, leaving Milwaukee
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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
lighter monthly cost than Milwaukee
Kingsport gives you room Milwaukee doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
8% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,950/mo
$643 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
38% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
312k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Milwaukee packs 8.8× more into a month.
59/100
3% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
24% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
4
87% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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