same $100k income, fresh start from Pensacola
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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
cheaper each month than Pensacola
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than Pensacola month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
21% cheaper than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Pensacola
$6,950/mo
$369 more than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
19% cheaper than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
312k
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Pensacola edges ahead with 226 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Pensacola stays 3.3× busier.
59/100
14% lower than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
16% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
4
64% fewer than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
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