on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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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 San Francisco, every month
Kingsport is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
56% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,950/mo
$2,538 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
80% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
312k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
59/100
29% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
25% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
4
96% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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