Mansfield → Kingsport-Bristol
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Mansfield to Kingsport-Bristol is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 88.9 to 86.4 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $71/mo.
- -$1,510
- BLS median salary lower in Kingsport-Bristol
- 293 to 602
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 18.2:1 to 15.3:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $3,931
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Kingsport-Bristol
BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.
Pros of Moving
- + Better student-teacher ratios
- + More affordable childcare
Cons of Moving
- - $71/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
- - Higher violent crime rate
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 88.9 to 86.4 (ratio 0.97), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $71/mo ($852/yr) from $973 in Mansfield to $1,044 in Kingsport-Bristol.
The seven-dimension ledger splits (4 destination wins · 3 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Kingsport-Bristol sits #96 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Mansfield is #128/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $1,510 lower ($59,166 → $57,656). Labor-market size: 42,920 tracked jobs at origin vs 111,690 at destination.
State retirement friendliness is near-even: Ohio 59 (D, #29/51) vs Tennessee 66 (C, #17/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 57
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 10
- Income tax
- 100
- Property tax
- 80
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 36
Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).
Salary Adjustment Calculator
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Kingsport-Bristol metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026