$100k a year, no longer in Santa Rosa
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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 Santa Rosa
Kingsport runs on a fraction of Santa Rosa's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
47% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,950/mo
$1,989 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
70% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
312k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Santa Rosa has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 8.0× the events of Santa Rosa.
59/100
14% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
24% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
4
0% fewer than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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