Fiscal Year-To-Date Relocation Report – Q3 2018

July 2017-March 2018

Fiscal year-to-date (July 2017-March 2018), there were 2,786New families in Kingsport (and 1,277existing Kingsport area residents moved to a new location within the Kingsport area.)

The NET DIFFERENCEis 829families since the BEGINNING of MoveToKingsport.com (July2006-March 2018)

The annual economic impactof these families is $51,812,500(Formulas: $25,000per person x #families x 2.3 persons/family)

Of the2,786new families this Fiscal Year:

  • 94moved into new construction (3%)
  • 2,692moved into existing structures (97%)
  • 654relocated from elsewhere in Northeast Tennessee (< 35 miles, excluding Kingsport zips)
  • 103relocated from elsewhere in Tennessee (35 miles)
  • 87 relocated from Southwest Virginia (35 miles of Kingsport)
  • 37 relocated from elsewhere in Virginia (35 miles)
  • 73% chose to live inside the city limits of Kingsport
  • 60% of new construction was inside city limits of Kingsport

Comparing this Fiscal Year-to-Date (July 2017-March 2018) with the average Fiscal Years-to-Date 2007-2018:

  • New residential construction isup 36%
  • Out-of-state relocations to Kingsport aredown 32%

658families moved from out-of-state (44states) during the fiscal year-to-date (July 2017-March 2018):

VIRGINIA / 124
FLORIDA / 58
NORTH CAROLINA / 45
NEW YORK / 19
CALIFORNIA / 18
KENTUCKY / 17
TEXAS / 15
GEORGIA / 15
OHIO / 14
PENNSYLVANIA / 13
SOUTH CAROLINA / 11
ALABAMA / 10
LOUISIANA / 8
WEST VIRGINIA / 6
INDIANA / 6
MICHIGAN / 5
MARYLAND / 5
OKLAHOMA / 4
ILLINOIS / 4
VERMONT / 3
UTAH / 3
SOUTH DAKOTA / 3
KANSAS / 3
IOWA / 3
WISCONSIN / 2
WASHINGTON / 2
NEVADA / 2
NEW JERSEY / 2
NEW HAMPSHIRE / 2
NEBRASKA / 2
MAINE / 2
MASSACHUSETTS / 2
CONNECTICUT / 2
COLORADO / 2
ARIZONA / 2
ARKANSAS / 2
WYOMING / 1
NEW MEXICO / 1
NORTH DAKOTA / 1
MONTANA / 1
MISSISSIPPI / 1
MISSOURI / 1
DELAWARE / 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / 1

6,130families moved to Kingsport from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Virgin Islands since the beginning of MoveToKingsport.com (July2006-March 2018)

VA / VIRGINIA / 1999
FL / FLORIDA / 657
NC / NORTH CAROLINA / 496
KY / KENTUCKY / 238
GA / GEORGIA / 234
TX / TEXAS / 217
SC / SOUTH CAROLINA / 211
OH / OHIO / 169
NY / NEW YORK / 160
CA / CALIFORNIA / 159
PA / PENNSYLVANIA / 122
AL / ALABAMA / 121
MI / MICHIGAN / 119
MD / MARYLAND / 94
IL / ILLINOIS / 93
WV / WEST VIRGINIA / 87
AZ / ARIZONA / 83
IN / INDIANA / 83
MS / MISSISSIPPI / 71
NJ / NEW JERSEY / 64
LA / LOUISIANA / 60
CO / COLORADO / 48
NV / NEVADA / 46
AR / ARKANSAS / 44
MO / MISSOURI / 38
MA / MASSACHUSETTS / 36
WA / WASHINGTON / 33
WI / WISCONSIN / 30
OK / OKLAHOMA / 28
CT / CONNECTICUT / 27
OR / OREGON / 26
IA / IOWA / 21
KS / KANSAS / 21
UT / UTAH / 21
DE / DELAWARE / 20
VT / VERMONT / 19
ME / MAINE / 18
AK / ALASKA / 15
ID / IDAHO / 14
MN / MINNESOTA / 14
NH / NEW HAMPSHIRE / 12
NM / NEW MEXICO / 11
WY / WYOMING / 10
MT / MONTANA / 9
ND / NORTH DAKOTA / 7
HI / HAWAII / 6
NE / NEBRASKA / 6
SD / SOUTH DAKOTA / 6
DC / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / 4
PR / PUERTO RICO / 1
RI / RHODE ISLAND / 1
VI / VIRGIN ISLANDS / 1

Of thedifferent places where people are moving to Kingsport since beginning of MoveToKingsport.com (July 2006-March 2018), these are the Top Ten:

1 / JOHNSON CITY / TN / 2474
2 / CHURCH HILL / TN / 1415
3 / BLOUNTVILLE / TN / 1280
4 / JONESBOROUGH / TN / 718
5 / BRISTOL / TN / 665
6 / MOUNT CARMEL / TN / 647
7 / FALL BRANCH / TN / 618
8 / GATE CITY / VA / 451
9 / ROGERSVILLE / TN / 392
10 / KNOXVILLE / TN / 302

Of the different places where Kingsporters moved since beginning of MoveToKingsport.com (July 2006-March 2018), these are the Top Ten:

1 / JOHNSON CITY / TN / 2256
2 / BLOUNTVILLE / TN / 1491
3 / CHURCH HILL / TN / 1201
4 / FALL BRANCH / TN / 981
5 / JONESBOROUGH / TN / 748
6 / MOUNT CARMEL / TN / 575
7 / BRISTOL / TN / 468
8 / KNOXVILLE / TN / 415
9 / GATE CITY / VA / 375
10 / PINEY FLATS / TN / 253

Of the different places moving to Kingsportsince the beginning of MoveToKingsport.com (July 2006-March 2018), these are the top places by net difference:

INSTALL / CUTOUT / DIFF
1 / JOHNSON CITY / TN / 2474 / 2256 / 218
2 / CHURCH HILL / TN / 1415 / 1201 / 214
3 / BRISTOL / TN / 665 / 468 / 197
4 / ROGERSVILLE / TN / 392 / 252 / 140
5 / PENNINGTON GAP / VA / 109 / 31 / 78
6 / GATE CITY / VA / 451 / 375 / 76
7 / MOUNT CARMEL / TN / 647 / 575 / 72
8 / ELIZABETHTON / TN / 216 / 161 / 55
9 / GREENEVILLE / TN / 199 / 144 / 55
10 / BLUFF CITY / TN / 165 / 118 / 47
11 / BRISTOL / VA / 195 / 157 / 38
12 / DUFFIELD / VA / 117 / 81 / 36
13 / BIG STONE GAP / VA / 83 / 47 / 36
14 / WISE / VA / 68 / 32 / 36
15 / MADISON / NJ / 25 / 0 / 25
16 / CHUCKEY / TN / 96 / 74 / 22
17 / JEFFERSON CITY / TN / 34 / 14 / 20
18 / TWIN CITY / GA / 20 / 0 / 20
19 / PIKEVILLE / KY / 22 / 3 / 19
20 / SPRING VALLEY / NY / 19 / 0 / 19
21 / NORTON / VA / 36 / 18 / 18
22 / MORRISTOWN / TN / 74 / 57 / 17
23 / JACKSONVILLE / FL / 37 / 20 / 17
24 / HILTONS / VA / 56 / 41 / 15
25 / UNICOI / TN / 31 / 16 / 15
26 / SILVER SPRING / MD / 14 / 0 / 14
27 / CASTLEWOOD / VA / 21 / 8 / 13
28 / APPALACHIA / VA / 18 / 5 / 13
29 / KODAK / TN / 21 / 9 / 12
30 / GRUNDY / VA / 18 / 6 / 12
31 / NICKELSVILLE / VA / 87 / 76 / 11
32 / NEWPORT / TN / 19 / 8 / 11
33 / BEAN STATION / TN / 13 / 2 / 11
34 / MIAMISBURG / OH / 12 / 1 / 11
35 / CLARKSVILLE / TN / 26 / 16 / 10
36 / HENDERSON / NV / 24 / 14 / 10
37 / LAKELAND / FL / 17 / 7 / 10
38 / ERWIN / TN / 60 / 51 / 9

Of the different places where Kingsporters moved since the beginning of MoveToKingsport.com (July2006-March 2018) top places by net difference:

INSTALL / CUTOUT / DIFF
1 / FALL BRANCH / TN / 618 / 981 / -363
2 / BLOUNTVILLE / TN / 1280 / 1491 / -211
3 / KNOXVILLE / TN / 302 / 415 / -113
4 / JONESBOROUGH / TN / 718 / 748 / -30
5 / SURGOINSVILLE / TN / 131 / 158 / -27
6 / ASHEVILLE / NC / 18 / 41 / -23
7 / CHATTANOOGA / TN / 64 / 86 / -22
8 / MURFREESBORO / TN / 31 / 53 / -22
9 / HENDERSONVILLE / NC / 7 / 27 / -20
10 / RICHMOND / VA / 15 / 34 / -19
11 / DANDRIDGE / TN / 16 / 34 / -18
12 / MARYVILLE / TN / 33 / 50 / -17
13 / LOS ANGELES / CA / 3 / 20 / -17
14 / GULF BREEZE / FL / 0 / 17 / -17
15 / CHARLOTTE / NC / 27 / 43 / -16
16 / NASHVILLE / TN / 47 / 62 / -15
17 / FRANKLIN / TN / 11 / 25 / -14
18 / BOONE / NC / 1 / 15 / -14
19 / MOUNT JULIET / TN / 5 / 18 / -13
20 / GASTONIA / NC / 2 / 14 / -12
21 / SARASOTA / FL / 10 / 21 / -11
22 / BRADENTON / FL / 8 / 19 / -11
23 / MOUNT PLEASANT / SC / 7 / 18 / -11
24 / COLUMBUS / OH / 5 / 16 / -11
25 / MELBOURNE / FL / 2 / 13 / -11
26 / SPARTANBURG / SC / 2 / 13 / -11
27 / LONGVIEW / TX / 15 / 25 / -10
28 / OOLTEWAH / TN / 5 / 15 / -10
29 / VENICE / FL / 1 / 11 / -10
30 / ST SIMONS IS / GA / 0 / 10 / -10
31 / RALEIGH / NC / 29 / 38 / -9
32 / DAVENPORT / FL / 5 / 14 / -9
33 / OCALA / FL / 5 / 14 / -9
34 / PLANO / TX / 2 / 11 / -9
35 / DENVER / CO / 1 / 10 / -9
36 / OSCODA / MI / 0 / 9 / -9
37 / NEW BERN / NC / 0 / 9 / -9
38 / FLORENCE / SC / 0 / 9 / -9

The new website has yielded the following results this quarter:

762 views of the homepage of those views 592made inquiries for additional information and 535response have been sent.

As we understand that these views and requests may take many months to result in a decision we will continue to monitor for turnover of requests to actual movers.

For more information contact:

Lynn Tully, AICP

Development Services Director

Kingsport, Tennessee

423.229.9319 (desk)

*This data indicates the origin of families relocating to Kingsport. It is not intended to imply a net gain to the existing Census Bureau population estimates.

Families Moving to Kingsport

From Metropolitan Statistical Areas >35 Miles Away(July 2006-March 2018)

Knoxville, TN / 415
Morristown, TN / 189
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN / 172
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV / 131
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL / 116
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA / 102
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL / 96
Chattanooga, TN-GA / 92
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA / 90
Asheville, NC / 76
Sevierville, TN / 72
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC / 72
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX / 62
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI / 59
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI / 57
Raleigh-Cary, NC / 57
Orlando, FL / 56
Memphis, TN-MS-AR / 56
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC / 55
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL / 55
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ / 54
Jacksonville, FL / 53
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD / 52
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX / 52
Charleston-North Charleston, SC / 47
Columbia, SC / 46
Richmond, VA / 44
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV / 36
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA / 36
Lakeland, FL / 36
Bluefield, WV-VA / 35
Greensboro-High Point, NC / 34
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL / 33
Baltimore-Towson, MD / 33
Clarksville, TN-KY / 33
Newport, TN / 31
Cleveland, TN / 30
Greenville, SC / 30
Lexington-Fayette, KY / 30
Columbus, OH / 29
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA / 28
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN / 27
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC / 26
Roanoke, VA / 26
Louisville, KY-IN / 25
Cookeville, TN / 25
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL / 24
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA / 24
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC / 23
Dayton, OH / 22
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA / 22
Punta Gorda, FL / 22
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL / 21
Birmingham-Hoover, AL / 21
Winston-Salem, NC / 21
San Antonio, TX / 21
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC / 21
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH / 20
Indianapolis, IN / 20
Huntsville, AL / 20
Harriman, TN / 19
Charleston, WV / 19
Longview, TX / 19
Columbia, TN / 18
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY / 18
Wilmington, NC / 18
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH / 17
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL / 17
St. Louis, MO-IL / 17
Springfield, MA / 17
Statesville-Mooresville, NC / 16
La Follette, TN / 15
Oklahoma City, OK / 15
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL / 15
Tullahoma, TN / 15
Fayetteville, NC / 15
Denver-Aurora, CO / 15
Pittsburgh, PA / 14
Austin-Round Rock, TX / 14
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ / 14
Hattiesburg, MS / 14
Daphne-Fairhope, AL / 13
Durham, NC / 13
Fresno, CA / 12
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV / 12
Toledo, OH / 12
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA / 12
Colorado Springs, CO / 12
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI / 12
Jacksonville, NC / 11
Naples-Marco Island, FL / 11
Lynchburg, VA / 11
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL / 11
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA / 11
Athens, TN / 11
Charlottesville, VA / 11
Savannah, GA / 11
Kansas City, MO-KS / 11
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA / 10
Anchorage, AK / 10
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH / 10
Picayune, MS / 10
Mount Airy, NC / 10
Ocala, FL / 10
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA / 10
Lewisburg, TN / 10
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA / 10
Gainesville, FL / 9
Baton Rouge, LA / 9
Syracuse, NY / 9
Jackson, TN / 9
Tallahassee, FL / 9
York-Hanover, PA / 9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO / 9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ / 9
Springfield, OH / 9
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR / 9
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI / 8
Fairmont, WV / 8
Beckley, WV / 8
Alexandria, LA / 8
Sebring, FL / 8
Mobile, AL / 8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA / 8
Gaffney, SC / 8
Burlington, NC / 8
Rochester, NY / 8
Crossville, TN / 8
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL / 8
New Haven-Milford, CT / 7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA / 7
Spartanburg, SC / 7
Jackson, MS / 7
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY / 7
North Wilkesboro, NC / 7
Homosassa Springs, FL / 7
Athens-Clarke County, GA / 7
Middlesborough, KY / 7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI / 7
Lancaster, PA / 7
McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX / 7
Norwich-New London, CT / 7
Flint, MI / 7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA / 6
Valdosta, GA / 6
Dothan, AL / 6
Salinas, CA / 6
Pascagoula, MS / 6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT / 6
Forest City, NC / 6
London, KY / 6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL / 6
Calhoun, GA / 6
Thomasville-Lexington, NC / 6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI / 6
Tyler, TX / 6
Ogden-Clearfield, UT / 6
Rutland, VT / 6
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA / 6
Decatur, IL / 6
Idaho Falls, ID / 6
Dover, DE / 5
Wauchula, FL / 5
Honolulu, HI / 5
Barre, VT / 5
Southern Pines-Pinehurst, NC / 5
Rockford, IL / 5
Monroe, LA / 5
Dyersburg, TN / 5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS / 5
Tuscaloosa, AL / 5
Anderson, SC / 5
Goldsboro, NC / 5
Lafayette, IN / 5
Holland-Grand Haven, MI / 5
Manhattan, KS / 5
Kingston, NY / 5
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY / 5
Lexington Park, MD / 5
Warner Robins, GA / 5
Yuma, AZ / 5
Montgomery, AL / 5
Gloversville, NY / 5
Bogalusa, LA / 5
Tucson, AZ / 5
Reno-Sparks, NV / 5
Springfield, MO / 5
Glens Falls, NY / 5