Kingsport Tennessee/Why Are People Moving Here?

Come and explore Kingsport, Tennessee and see why people are moving to this Northeast Tennessee town. Visit the historic section of town where the motto is, "There is something for everyone in Downtown Kingsport". The community is filled with unique activities, beautiful parks and special events throughout the year. Take a virtual tour of 4 popular neighborhoods. Just a few examples of the wonderful neighborhoods and housing option, Kingsport has to offer.
We specialize in helping people move across the state or across the country to Northeast Tennessee. If you have questions about Kingsport or any of the other wonderful towns in this area, please feel free to call, text or email us. Remember, it's never too soon to start planning your move!
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[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

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[@flyingsodwai1382]

Missed a fun fact, my mom noticed doing internet searches when we first moved here that no other state in the US has a Kingsport.

[@susanmorgan5465]

Pal's on Lynn Garden isn't a drive-through either, and it has the man holding a big pal also

[@victoriafreshour4932]

Please do Greenville because we are so populated and it’s like everybody keeps moving here from states far away. You can’t even find mini houses to rent here anymore. They used to be all over the place and now it’s very few and far between. I’m happy to see somebody local or at least nearby is doing videos like this.

[@victorianlover3328]

It's happening all over. I used to visit my GM in Jackson County KY back in the 1960s-1980s. It was so backwards, like the world stopped in the 1940s. I went to visit relatives a couple of years ago, big homes are springing up everywhere. Apparently people are moving from the North Eastern states. Prices are reflecting the increase in population.

[@coldwar45]

My fathers family is from Kingsport. I need to get down there and see where they’re from sometime. Thank you for the video.

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Thank you for watching our channel!

[@jeanninefranklin1334]

So cool 😎

[@franciscosimon2864]

I like in live en kingsport i working in tamiko restaurant three years ago now i liv en guatemala city i miss kingsport

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Thank you for watching our KZbin channel. Hopefully you will be able to visit Kingsport someday soon!

[@thomasmillion3375]

I prefer Guatemala City, more to do, es

[@thomasmillion3375]

I prefer Guatemala City, more to do especially, Zone 1. BTW, I was a member of of Dobyns-Bennett's last TN State Championship football team.

[@That_little_cute_sugar_cube]

Fun fact: my dad only takes me to Johnson city to see some railroad crossings. Pigeon forge for some fun stuff. Kingsport to get me dropped off at moms. And bristol for his home

[@stephencobaugh9625]

I'll just throw in my 2 cents. I'm moving to Kingsport from south-central Pennsylvania. I found the same size house there as my 3-bedroom house in Lancaster County for $75K less. Just about everything else costs less in Tennessee compared to many other states -- low property tax, no state income tax, no inheritance or estate taxes, low gas prices, no toll roads, and plenty of jobs. Another plus for Kingsport is you can quickly drive north into Weber City, VA to take advantage of that state's lower sales tax. Every city or town has there own set of pluses and minuses. It's up to the individual to figure out what's a good fit for their lifestyle and financial circumstance. Moving there will save me over $30K in taxes in the next decade after escaping from Pennsylvania.

[@Mrsbehavin59]

@@stephencobaugh9625 I’ll throw my 2 cents in too. We still live in California 😖🙃soon to TN to retire and NOT bringing our politics. We will blend in beautifully. We came home from Kingsport a week ago, and I have to admit I was baffled by the grocery prices …it’s about the same as in CA……I guess we have to drive to Weber city in VA. 😊

[@DevonPatrick16]

@@Mrsbehavin59thank you for not bringing the political beliefs that ruined Cali to our beautiful state

[@victorianlover3328]

​@@DevonPatrick16Definitely a shame! The last time we went to California back in 2010 it was bearable. Lots of dopers at the coast in So Cal. I guess it's spread all the way to San Francisco, one of my favorite places to go.

[@victorianlover3328]

I was wanting to move to a nice moderate climate, low crime and reasonable prices. WV has reasonable home prices but other than Charleston having a lot of services I didn't find what I wanted. Have you got any more information on Kingsport you'd like to share?

[@pathtooptimalhealth]

5k and 10k? Why no half-marathon? Dang house prices shot up since I left stateside about a score ago.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

Yeah its like that in every state I've looked at. A normal sized home in a working man neighborhood is a quarter million dollars. it's stupid.

[@selena2250]

Is it true there is a bad odor from the chemicals (Eastman) in Kingsport?

[@toyboxgoblin]

yes, it smells like catpoop.

[@KV4UO]

I was born in Kingsport, nice virtual tour. 🎉😊

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

@@KV4UO Thank you

[@Kimberly-l7j]

Really a great video telling about our home, in Kingsport TN .Great Job, thanks guys

[@dee4435]

It's 2025 now. What are the rental options for retirees on a budget? Thank you.

[@victorianlover3328]

How's the health care there? I'm 65 and I'm anticipating a downward slope in my health😢. What about Veterans hospital or clinics? Any older folks out there??

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

@@victorianlover3328 We have helped dozens of people that have moved here that are retirement age. We have one of the highest rates VA hospitals in the country, James H Quillen Medical Center.

[@victorianlover3328]

Excellent! Thanks.

[@rickm5853]

Is it true that the poverty rate is very high?

[@dw3wyant]

👍... and 👍 for the corny dad joke "forget about" NY/ long Island iced tea... cool historical fact I had not heard.

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Shad was very excited about adding that line to the video! Lol

[@RockyBaker-ze9td]

❤Thank you beautiful places love you all God bless you

[@angelathevegan2431]

We love Kingsport having moved here last year. Warriors Path and Bays Mountain are so beautiful and lots of fun. Kingsport has everything we need. Downtown is charming and very nice.

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

I lived in Kingsport for ten years. I always ran into someone I knew whenever I left the house. It has a nice small town feeling to it.

[@bobbyvandyke143]

You're a liar. Downtown is half abandoned and filled with drugs and crime.

[@jeromenelson5280]

Hi @angelathevegan2431. We are considering Kingsport as well. How bad is the smell downtown and around Eastman & Damtar?

[@angelathevegan2431]

I've only smelled a few times when driving by Eastman and it was from the highway nearby on a cloudy day. I live in the city and I'm probably 2 miles from Eastman. I spend a lot of time outdoors. It's a lovely town. We love it here.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

@@jeromenelson5280 I have only ever smelled Domtar, because there's a grocery store literally across the street. It smelled like any paper plant, unpleasant but not down right nasty. I wouldn't want to live anywhere near it. I have had no occasion to go anywhere near Eastman other than driving through or next to and I was never assaulted with anything nasty smelling.

[@carriew92]

What is the crime rate down there?

[@Mrsbehavin59]

Varies …there is the poor areas and downtown homeless and drunks ….

[@toyboxgoblin]

High.

[@justamaninTN]

I had some friends at UT from this area. Need to check it out. I’m in the Nashville area right now.

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

It’s a much more relaxed area compared to Nashville. Fantastic mountain views’s and cooler weather. Thank you for watching our channel!

[@nobodycares7233]

Plan on moving here this year… loved the video

[@areneesouder]

Probably should read what I wrote about this.

[@CathyPuckett-rf3uh]

Better not get sick

[@nobodycares7233]

I decided to stay in VA- found a house by the same builder- brand new construction.

[@hunter9445]

That’s not the only pals with walk in service Lyn garden Kingsport has one too lol they missed that 😅

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

You’ve got a point! I just remembered the Pals in Greeneville. It’s in a strip mall!

[@billmoyer3254]

The Holston Army Ammunition plant is across the river from Ridgefields. They make most of the RDX and HMX for the military.

[@M60gunner1971]

Ridgefields?

[@marcymoore7866]

Watching this makes me even more excited to move to Kingsport. I already feel at home.

[@angelahorn2239]

They don't mention the rotten egg smell that drifts across the town from the local plants, or the drug addicts and homeless people. Nor a peep about the murders and missing children. It's also becoming overcrowded with people moving here from California and northern states and the traffic is so bad now. Research before you move!!!

[@CathyPuckett-rf3uh]

We don't even have a hospital anymore u want to move here?

[@brendalane-oliver5160]

Beautiful ❤

[@krakenjunkremoval]

It's an up & coming area. It has a lot to offer and it's only going to grow. Thank you for sharing this video. Just subbed 👍

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

I agree! I lived in Kingsport for 10 years and really enjoyed it. Thank you for watching our video and taking the time to comment. Appreciated!!

[@krakenjunkremoval]

@@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee 💯

[@mizmarie6511]

It's actually quite stagnant and dying. Was very vibrant many years ago but there's not much here now. Very few places to shop. Mostly chain restaurants. Ballad Health has a monopoly on all hospitals in the area and have ruined healthcare here and it will most likely never be much better.😢

[@wdbrown22]

Great video. Kingsport has so much to offer. Been wanting to try Fusion, hear it’s really good!

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Fusion is awesome! The food is very flavorful.

[@ericdraven7857]

This place sucks. KPT has nothing to offer but the smell of shit by the factories.

[@CVT6702]

Its getting a lot of new people and lots of new home building. Good shopping. I like visiting sine my relatives moved there quite sometime ago. People are focusing more on Rogersville since little Summer Wells went missing about three miles ago. No one has to worry about crime there because my Psychic Guides tells me the Summer case is a family affair. Just a fight between the kids who got into a fight and Summers little brother threw her downstairs. She was reported as missing but my Spiritual Guides in heaven and they showed me their soul records and what really happened. Later when the kids confessed to what happened the father put Summer into the truck and drove off to local cemetery in a lump of trees where he buried her. No one there seems to believe in Psychics including the Sheriff who has said Psychics are worthless. I got this information from God and the soul records so guess he doesn't think much of God either than that I really like Tennessee.

[@DanielWayKpt]

There’s something irksome about the Long Island ice tea thing that they made up recently…all Advertising.

[@Mrsbehavin59]

Moving here in 24 days - to the lovely Indian hills…

[@jerryodom7358]

I heard they were moving out because of all the gang activity and multiple gangs around the Tri-City’s area…

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Statistics show people are moving in, not moving out.

[@jamesreese4170]

Gangs? 😂. Closest thing I've seen here to a gang is flock of Canadian geese stopping traffic while they meander across the road.

[@victorianlover3328]

​@@jamesreese4170 That was the gaggle gang.😅

[@toyboxgoblin]

@@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee cause we can't afford to leave once we're stuck here.

[@toyboxgoblin]

Not gangs but drug violence.

[@annmarie1689]

Music not needed

[@Easttnvol25]

STOP MOVING HERE

[@Mrsbehavin59]

Now that’s not very friendly….

[@MichaelSmith-ti6qc]

I’m coming there from Florida soon

[@Skuggedrengr]

Don't do it, we're full, also gentrification at its finest :)

[@billmoyer3254]

You did not mention Fun Fest, did you? We know and we are coming!

[@Skuggedrengr]

eh I tend to stay away from all that, not worth the sweat and the level of peopling i would be required to do@@billmoyer3254

[@KeishaJourneys]

And they conveniently missed the smell from "tha Eastman" and Domtar. Only thing I miss are the parks, farmers market and Pals. :D

[@Skuggedrengr]

@@KeishaJourneys preach! i'm in MC far enough to keep the smell away but close enough to get things done

[@randallbargar348]

Considering this area (would be moving from North Florida). What is the rental market like for houses ?

[@annjames1837]

We're full. And because of so many out of state people moving into the area, it has become extremely expensive

[@simpledanman]

Rent doesn’t seem a whole lot cheaper. It’s still over $1000. Except compared to liberal states like New York, rent still costs $1000 but the wage is still $7.25. Do with that what you will

[@victorianlover3328]

​@@simpledanman those libs have to fund every project that they think of. Someone has to pay.😢

[@PewKatt]

no it sucks i have lived here my whole life

[@kady2284]

Would you mind saying why it sucks?

[@kptamc]

Then you are very lucky. You don't know how lucky you are.

[@crstalleach4920]

Do Bristol TN next

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

We are working that direction!! ❤

[@johnathandagreat3280]

Kingsport it also have a high number of lottery winners in Tennessee I'm thinking about moving to win me some money I live in West Tennessee where's the lottery doesn't send that much money😂

[@Dee_Snuts27]

this is a good video, but it's sugarcoating a lot. I have lived here pretty much my entire life... It's not all it's made up to be. Every city has its flaws, but Kingsport is the worst in everything. downtown constantly smells like sulfur and sewage due to the Eastman.. In fact the whole city stinks... literally. There is nothing fun to do here as everything is in Bristol or Johnson city. We have some festival-like things here during summer, but even they have decreased in quality. Everything in this city has either shut down, or moved. Everything here gets boring immediately. The only place that is taken care of is the downtown area, and some of the areas around DB, but the rest is neglected. The only highschool we have here is dobyns bennett, which holds around 2k+ students and each classroom can hold up to around 30 students, so if you're struggling academically you're pretty much on your own. Of course the teachers will do whatever they can, but their hands are constantly full. Not to mention the homeless problem we have, which the city hasn't done anything to solve that problem. Also, the Pal's downtown isn't the only walk in one because there is one in the Lynn Garden area. The list could honestly go on and on. Another major thing is housing... it's ridiculous.

[@kptamc]

"but Kingsport is the worst in everything" Absolutely untrue! You don't know how lucky you are. Try living in Texas or Florida for a while and you will come racing back to Kingsport.

[@CathyPuckett-rf3uh]

Do y'all have a hospital I will me to texas

[@Dee_Snuts27]

@@kptamc I've lived in Florida. I'd definitely rather be here than there, but I still don't like it here. There is absolutely nothing to do here

[@Dee_Snuts27]

@@CathyPuckett-rf3uh we have 2 hospitals here, indian path and Houston valley, but they aren't good at all. Both of them are under ballad health which doesn't have a good reputation and is known for screwing you over completely.

[@CathyPuckett-rf3uh]

Honey if you read their only not even a one-star it used to be a five-star hospital to Mr Levine come in and wrecked everything and now nobody here knows how to build it back up your operator can't even find a patient she don't know how she wants to pay the doctor instead of a patient I want you to drive up the interstate where four people have been killed in a week to get to a good hospital so let's just really tell the truth

[@mizmarie6511]

I ask myself quite frequently why people want to move to Kingsport. I've lived here all my life.

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

It’s an affordable small town in a beautiful state. Sometimes you don’t know what you have until you leave it! 😊

[@mizmarie6511]

@@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee I have never had the desire to live any where else. I guess that's why I don't understand why so many people want to move. Are other places really that bad that they want to live here? Kingsport is home but it is nothing special. It was once very vibrant but a lot has been lost over the years and it feels dead to me compared to what it once was. To each his own I suppose.

[@ozadarter]

Too many Trumpers live in that area, all east Tennessee too red for me.

[@Albear0419]

Thank goodness for the Trump supporters. Liberals and all Democrats suck! Please stay far away from TN. You belong in NY or CA!

[@Kova-ow2en]

Plenty of loony bin leftists here too. Both are a match made in hell and make life worse

[@jamesreese4170]

Welcome to rural America, 80% red across America. Why they just want left alone and urban politicians do nothing but pass bills and regulations that make their lives more difficult and complicated. In rural America less government is better. Republicans are for smaller government and more private control. Democrats are for more government, regulations, and interference to day to day life.

[@simpledanman]

One thing that drives me away from the area is the government. Racist, bigoted people in charge making laws that shouldn’t be a thing. And the $7.25 minimum wage.

[@AdinaG-b8w]

Wow! Is it really like that down there? Please elaborate. The video seems so nice and like a decent place to live.

[@simpledanman]

@@AdinaG-b8w it does seem like it. But yes, it is. I work in that city and live 30 miles away from it. It’s a smaller city and near as I can tell everyone there is usually rude, hateful, racist and so on. The schools are also pretty bad for bullying and drugs, as some of my personal friends from my youth got into drug dealing and usage while they went there. And if you google it, you can find some of their new laws I’m talking about that restrict gender affirming healthcare for trans youths, banning drag shows for adults, and banning the teaching of critical race theory to students. It is also one of the countries leading states for car accidents, as nobody there knows how to drive. It has one of the nations highest rates of homelessness and poverty, has a high unemployment rate, and has ranks low for quality of life. And the minimum wage (big problem) has been at $7.25 since the national wage became $7.25 and they have no plans for raising it which really reinforces the above mentioned issues.

[@simpledanman]

@@AdinaG-b8w That is just Tennessee in general, but Kingsport is in that state so the bad goes along with it. And Eastman chemical is very large in Kingsport, and smells like rotten eggs in a 5 mile radius around itself. Oh, and also the nearby city of Bristol has a huge trash problem that literally stinks up that entire area.

[@kptamc]

@@simpledanman I have found the people in Kingsport to be pleasant and more accepting than others in Eastern Tennessee.

[@vernwallen4246]

Beware of those THUGS that work at city hall.They'll try too rob you of everything you own.Beware of those H-I way robbers(cops).😜😜😜

[@AdinaG-b8w]

What is the diversity?

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Census.gov breaks down the demographics of any area.

[@AdinaG-b8w]

Well, someone on this thread replied, but it looks like it got deleted. I received a reply in my email from an "Andrew" that it is ~95% white and they would like to keep it that way. That is a horrible and hateful comment to make. Who is anyone to dictate who can live somewhere based on skin color alone? God decides who lives where and BTW God Almighty, Jesus, created people of color, so, if you have a problem with black people, you really have a problem with God.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

It's fairly low but I have not encountered much intolerance. Just a few racist stares. I encountered a lot more in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.

[@invay69]

I just came from Kingsport last week. I love it, downtown is a ghost town, but, that's what I'm looking for! The bagel place, seems to be THE only place to get a decent coffee! As an small town, you have a lot of stuff to do "outdoors" like parks and trails which requires a good phisical shape . The farmer market opens only on saturdays for I think 4 o 6 hours. However, if you have the money AND like to live in those "all controlled" neighborhoods, and like to walk for a deserted town (like me) It is beautiful!

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

The downtown is much busier in the warmer months. Throughout the summer they have concerts in downtown with a very good turnout. There are quite a few restaurants and coffee places but they are tucked away on the side streets. I plan to do a video about the downtown businesses in the near future.

[@rockymountainhigh9379]

The tri=cities was considered the most depressing area in the country in the 2000's.

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

Not anymore😊 I arrived 17 years ago. It’s a beautiful place.

[@leighannwhitley2646]

Have you ever been there? It’s really a quite wonderful area

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

It’s one of the top areas people are moving to in the United States.

[@rockymountainhigh9379]

@@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee Negative, why lie like tRump?

[@LivinginJohnsonCityTennessee]

@@rockymountainhigh9379 I think you need to look at the statistics.