$100k a year, no longer in Kingsport

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Orlando, FL cityscape

if you left kingsport

Orlando

fl · metro 2.8M

a dispatch from

orlando

FL

28.54°N

81.38°W

Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$554

the monthly cost of moving past Kingsport

You'd pay for Orlando. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

40% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$554 less than Kingsport

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$402k

65% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

2.8M

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

Kingsport keeps to 188 pleasant days a year.

1850% more happening than in Kingsport.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

5% higher than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

31% higher than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

3550% more than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

if orlando appeals, also worth a look: