$100k a year, no longer in Sarasota
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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 Sarasota, every month
Kingsport is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
35% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Sarasota
$6,950/mo
$738 more than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
42% cheaper than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
312k
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Sarasota gets 249 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
2.7× the events of Sarasota, and the calendar shows it.
59/100
0% lower than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
23% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
4
33% fewer than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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