same $100k income, fresh start from Mobile
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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 Mobile
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than Mobile month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
6% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,950/mo
$335 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
26% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
312k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Mobile stays 3.0× busier.
59/100
0% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
7% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
4
20% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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