on $100k a year, leaving Myrtle Beach
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
under Myrtle Beach, every month
Move to Kingsport and the monthly math gets easier. Myrtle Beach's rent is the headline; Kingsport's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
20% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,950/mo
$885 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
32% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
312k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Myrtle Beach actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.
65% fewer events than Myrtle Beach. The pace eases up.
59/100
2% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
35% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
4
83% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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