on $100k a year, leaving York
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
lighter monthly cost than York
Kingsport gives you room York doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,383/mo
2% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,950/mo
$233 more than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
21% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
312k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
188
pleasant days a year, in kingsport.
York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
700% more happening than in York.
59/100
8% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Natural Tunnel State Park, 13.9 mi.
74/100
20% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
4
67% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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