About Kingsport, Tennessee
How's the job market in Kingsport?
The median household income in Kingsport is $46,940 and the average household income in Kingsport is $61,373. Kingsport’s population is 84,087 of which 19.61% of people work in Healthcare, 16.71% of people work in Manufacturing, and 12.78% of people work in Retail. Furthermore, of the residents in Kingsport, 32.62% hold a Highschool diploma, 13.66% hold a Bachelor's degree, and 8.96% hold a Graduate degree.
How are the schools in Kingsport?
Kingsport Elementary Schools
Rock Springs Elementary School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
B
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
# of Students
459
# of Teachers
27
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Indian Springs Elementary School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
B-
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
415
# of Teachers
27
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Miller Perry Elementary School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
A-
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
# of Students
400
# of Teachers
28
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Sullivan Gardens K-8
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
B+
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
# of Students
547
# of Teachers
28
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Palmer Center
# of Students
127
# of Teachers
12
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Johnson Elementary School
# of Students
538
# of Teachers
33
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Ketron Elementary School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
B
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
# of Students
727
# of Teachers
40
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Roosevelt Elementary School
# of Students
280
# of Teachers
22
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Jefferson Elementary School
# of Students
460
# of Teachers
27
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Jackson Elementary School
# of Students
551
# of Teachers
34
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Washington Elementary School
# of Students
475
# of Teachers
28
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Kennedy Elementary School
# of Students
316
# of Teachers
24
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
John Adams Elementary School
# of Students
368
# of Teachers
22
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Kingsport Middle Schools
Sevier Middle School
# of Students
793
# of Teachers
57
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,856
Colonial Heights Middle School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
B+
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
467
# of Teachers
29
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Kingsport High Schools
Sullivan South High School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
B+
Advanced Placement
Website
# of Students
926
# of Teachers
57
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Innovation Academy
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
N/A
Advanced Placement
N/A
Website
# of Students
N/A
# of Teachers
7
Student Teacher Ratio
N/A
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
Sullivan North High School
School District
Sullivan County School District
Rating
C
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
557
# of Teachers
47
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Expenditure per Child
$8,448
How's the cost of living in Kingsport?
Overall, Kingsport’s cost of living is 7.40% more expensive than the national average. This is broken down further by the following cost of living factors:
- In Kingsport education costs 8.30% more than the national average.
- In Kingsport entertainment costs 8% more than the national average.
- In Kingsport food costs 7.5% more than the national average.
- In Kingsport utilities costs 7.60% more than the national average.
- In Kingsport healthcare costs 11% more than the national average.
Is there a lot of crime in Kingsport?
In the past year in Kingsport there were 9% more assaults, 6% more burglaries, 30% less robberies, 27% less vehicle thefts compared to the national median.
Kingsport estate listings & homes for sale trends
There are currently active listings in Kingsport. Sold homes in Kingsport took an average of days to sell. The average listing price in Kingsport is and the average sales price is resulting in a sales-to-list ratio of . At Felix Homes, our new listings in Kingsport are updated every 2 minutes so you can see new homes in Kingsport as soon as they come on the market.
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