on $100k a year, leaving Riverside
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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
under Riverside, every month
Kingsport sits well below Riverside on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
45% cheaper than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Riverside
vs 9.3% in Riverside
$6,950/mo
$1,885 more than Riverside
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
59% cheaper than Riverside
vs $595k in Riverside
312k
vs 4.7M in Riverside
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Riverside actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.
33% more happening than in Riverside.
59/100
14% lower than Riverside
vs 69/100 in Riverside
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
20% lower than Riverside
vs 92/100 in Riverside
4
71% fewer than Riverside
vs 14 nonstops in Riverside
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