01 · the cities
Kingsport
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.
full dispatch→El Paso
El Paso has the Franklin Mountains running right through the middle of the city (which is rare), with hiking trails inside city limits and the desert wide open just past the suburbs. The Mexican food is exceptional in ways that the rest of Texas doesn't quite match (it's true regional border food). Ciudad Juarez is literally next door across the Rio Grande. The light at sunset is unreal.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,383/mo
$1,473/mo
$90/mo more than Kingsport (6%)
Median home price
Median home price
$244k
$231k
$13k less than Kingsport
State income tax
State income tax
0%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,950/mo
$6,860/mo
Kingsport has $90/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
188 days
222 days
34 more than Kingsport
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
60 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
1 days
days below 20°F per year
El Paso has 59 more days above 95°F each year than Kingsport. Kingsport drops below 20°F on 14 more days per year than El Paso.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
59 / 100
65 / 100
6.0 pts ahead of Kingsport
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
4 routes
13 routes
9 more direct routes than Kingsport
Metro size
Metro size
312k metro
872k metro
Kingsport has 3.8x fewer events per month than El Paso.
the verdict
3
Kingsport
categories won
5
El Paso
categories won
El Paso wins on weather and lifestyle. Kingsport has the edge on money.
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