on $100k a year, leaving Minneapolis
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
lighter monthly cost than Minneapolis
Move to Kingsport and the monthly math gets easier. Minneapolis's rent is the headline; Kingsport's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
18% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
0%
$654/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,950/mo
$950 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
39% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
312k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Minneapolis. About 95% fewer events on a typical month.
59/100
22% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
20% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
4
97% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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