same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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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 St. Louis
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than St. Louis month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
2% cheaper than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,950/mo
$419 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
12% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
312k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
St. Louis only logs 174 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than St. Louis. About 90% fewer events on a typical month.
59/100
13% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
15% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
4
93% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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