$100k a year, no longer in Reno
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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 Reno
Kingsport is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
28% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Reno
$6,950/mo
$525 more than Reno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
57% cheaper than Reno
vs $574k in Reno
312k
vs 565k in Reno
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Reno gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Reno stays 12.9× busier.
59/100
17% lower than Reno
vs 71/100 in Reno
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
22% lower than Reno
vs 95/100 in Reno
4
69% fewer than Reno
vs 13 nonstops in Reno
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