on $100k a year, leaving Spartanburg
changea dispatch from
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 Spartanburg, every month
Kingsport gives you room Spartanburg doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
4% cheaper than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,950/mo
$592 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
12% cheaper than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
312k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Spartanburg has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year.
47% fewer events than Spartanburg. The pace eases up.
59/100
13% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
4% lower than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
4
80% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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