on $100k a year, leaving Portland
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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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Move to Kingsport and the monthly math gets easier. Portland's rent is the headline; Kingsport's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
39% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
0%
$625/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,950/mo
$1,527 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
55% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
312k
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Portland only logs 145 pleasant days.
74% fewer events than Portland. The pace eases up.
59/100
17% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
24% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
4
100% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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