Tag: planning
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Where Americans Moved in 2025
You may have seen this pop-up in your feed recently. Though many will jump to political conclusions or shout we’re being overrun by newcomers, neither is entirely true. The graphic shows net domestic migration in 2025 per 10,000 inhabitants. That means the numbers are not percentages and not total headcounts. They show whether a state…
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A City Is Something We Build. A Community Is Something We Create.
I can’t tell you how many times people stopped me during Fun Fest to say “thank you” and express how they felt about living in a place like Kingsport. They did not necessarily mean the City of Kingsport. They meant the Kingsport community. They were not really thanking me personally. I happened to be a…
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Special Edition Tennessee Housing Report
This special edition of Kingsport Spirit is offered as a gift to the public and municipal officials gathering in Kingsport for the 86th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Municipal League later this week. It takes a robust dive into Tennessee’s single-family housing market across 120 communities—from Memphis to Mountain City—using per-capita comparisons to help level…
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Kingsport’s Quiet Surge in New Housing
A recent comparison of new-construction listings across nine Tennessee peer cities reveals a striking trend: Kingsport is undergoing one of the most rapid shifts in new-home availability anywhere in the region. While places such as Cleveland, Cookeville, Johnson City, Maryville, and Morristown currently list more total new homes, the year’s most dramatic movement belongs unmistakably…
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A Market Finding Its Sustainable Rhythm
MOVE TO KINGSPORT MONTHLY REPORT The November 2025 relocation data confirm that Kingsport has entered a new phase of steady, durable growth—one that is less explosive than the post-pandemic wave, but far more sustainable. In November 2025, Kingsport welcomed 39 new families from 18 states, averaging 2.29 new families per workday. The median home price…
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2024 Ends with Lower Prices, Smaller Home Sizes
The December 2024 single-family housing market in Kingsport was slower during the holidays with 48 new families relocating from 21 states. The median purchase price of $285,000 was 15% lower than in the past 12 months, and only 3% higher than the median of all homes sold since 2020. Although prices were lower, the amount paid per square foot was higher. Buyers…
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