Category: Move To Kingsport
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From the Tristar to the Tri-Cities: Discovering Tennessee
Tennessee is a wonderful state with many positive tax and quality-of-life advantages. The state constitution divides it into three grand divisions–East, Middle, and West from the Mighty Mississippi to the Great Smoky Mountains. That’s what our rare, bold, and elegantly simple red Tristar flag stands for. The blue circle symbolizes the eternal bond and unity…
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Kingsport, Johnson City named Best Places to Live 2025-2026
Kingsport and Johnson City are two of six Tennessee cities named to U.S. News’ Top 250 “Best Places to Live” list for 2025-2026. Tennessee cities making the Top 250 are (in order): Hendersonville, Franklin, Kingsport, Murfreesboro, Johnson City, and Nashville. Notable Tennessee cities and their suburbs not on the Top 250 list are Knoxville (Maryville,…
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Kingsport offers the best value proposition within 300 miles
We started by mapping every city with more than 25,000 residents inside a 300-mile radius of Kingsport, then ranked them by July 2025 median sale price (Realtor.com). The result—downloadable at the end of this post—sweeps across the eastern heartland, from Indiana and Ohio through Kentucky and West Virginia, on to Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and…
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From Sprint to Cruise: Kingsport’s Steady Housing Migration
MoveToKingsport.com Monthly Report, July 2025 Kingsport’s relocation story this July is one of moderation—a gentle easing after two break-neck years of growth. Compare the present to last summer and three plotlines emerge: a slight taper in the raw number of newcomers, a persistent upward drift in long-run home prices, and a subtle reshaping of where…
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Don’t Blame Newcomers
As we watch home prices and property values increase, it’s tempting to pin the blame on newcomers. After all, the narrative is simple: more people equal more demand, which drives prices up. But that’s not the full story—and it’s not the real problem. Only about 2% of Kingsport’s population consists of recent transplants. Over the…
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Kingsport Leads Region in Sales and Affordability
The mid-year home sales report for Northeast Tennessee highlights a region experiencing steady demand, with Kingsport and Johnson City leading the way. Kingsport recorded 608 home sales year-to-date—just over 10% more than Johnson City’s 548—positioning it as the region’s most active housing market. Yet what makes Kingsport particularly notable is its combination of volume and…
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Maybe Fun Fest Means a Little Bit More
We all remember the Dr. Seuss book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. The grouchy grinch lives on a neighboring mountain and each year when the citizens of Whoville come out to hold hands, sing songs, and celebrate Christmas, their joy plucked his last nerve. So, he decided to steal all the presents–to take away the…
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Kingsport: Year-Long Growth Amid a Summer Slowdown
Move to Kingsport’s rolling twelve-month metrics edged upward in June, signaling steady growth in inbound relocations. Arrivals ticked up to 641 families spanning 46 states (2.9 per workday), and median pricing rose to $345,600 ($165/SF). The previous period had 637 new families from 45 states—averaging 2.6 per workday—and a median home price of $343,078 ($161/SF).…
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Kingsport, Bristol, and Sullivan County: East Tennessee’s Tightest Housing Market
Realtor.com’s May 2025 supply-demand chart offers a revealing look at home values and market dynamics across 26 communities in the surrounding region. Amid a mix of balanced, buyer, and seller markets, two names jump out: Kingsport, Bristol, and Sullivan County. These areas share a unique—and telling—position in the current housing landscape: they are among the…
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A Rosy Future for Kingsport
That’s a headline from the 1906 Chattanooga News. I’m fascinated with the period of history between the first Kingsport (1822) and the second one (1917). It started as a riverport but was left behind as commerce moved to railroads, and it had none. It’s often referenced as one of Tennessee’s “ancient” towns, but we only…
Kingsport Spirit 