 Population:
44,905 (City)
150,965 (County)
480,415 (SMSA)
Climate:
Average Temperature is 58˚F
Precipitation: 41.3 inches
Snowfall: 18 inches
Elevation: 1,212 feet
Location:
Northeast corner of Tennessee bordering Virginia
Taxes:
State Tax: 7 percent
Local Tax: 2.5 percent
Kingsport and the Tri-Cities have been ranked
by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the Best Places
to Live in the U.S. for golfers.
Kingsport was named as one of the Top Ten Cities
in which to Walk by Walking Magazine.
Kingsport's popular Greenbelt is a 10-mile walking
and biking trail that extends from one end of the
city to the other, winding its way along the Holston
River and through beautiful open meadows, marshlands,
historic sites, flower gardens, quaint neighborhoods
and even shopping and eating destinations.
Kingsport is home to the historic Netherland Inn,
the nation’s only registered historic landmark
that was both a stage stop and a boatyard.
The historic 200-mile Daniel Boone Wilderness
Trail started in Kingsport and blazed the pathway
to the western frontier for hundreds of thousands
of settlers.
Kingsport is home to Bays Mountain Park, a 3,500-acre
nature preserve with 22 miles of hiking and biking
trials, a 44-acre reservoir lake, nature center
and museum, planetarium and native wildlife habitats. Bays
Mountain is the nation's largest municipally-owned
park.
Kingsport is home to Warriors Path State Park,
the most visited state park in Tennessee.
Kingsport is home to Fun Fest, a nine-day summer
family festival that is consistently ranked as
one of the Top 20 Events to attend in the Southeast
in July by the Southeast Tourism Society. More
than 180,000 people attend more than 100 Fun Fest
events each year.
The Fun Fest Crazy 8’s Road Race, which holds
both men’s and women’s 8-K world records, was listed
by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine as one of the Top
Five Best Road Races in the South.
Because of its legendary hospitality and first-rate
amenities, popular attractions and visitor accommodations,
Kingsport continues to be selected among cities
nationwide to host numerous Amateur Athletic Union
(AAU) National Championships and other amateur
sports tournaments. Thousands of dollars from tournament
proceeds are given to area schools each year.
Kingsport, Tennessee, is within a day's drive
of 70 percent of the U.S. population.
Kingsport is near 5 national parks, 15 state parks
and 6 TVA lakes.
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