$100k a year, no longer in Sacramento
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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 Sacramento, every month
Kingsport sits well below Sacramento on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
38% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,950/mo
$1,618 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
59% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
312k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Sacramento has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Sacramento stays 10.5× busier.
59/100
21% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
24% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
4
86% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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