same $100k income, fresh start from Winston-Salem
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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 Winston-Salem
Not a fortune, but real money. Kingsport runs cheaper than Winston-Salem month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
8% cheaper than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,950/mo
$500 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
14% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
312k
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
Winston-Salem barely cracks 186 pleasant ones.
59/100
9% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
4% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
4
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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