A client of ours who recently relocated from San Diego gave me some interesting statistics that he compiled prior to deciding to make the move to East Tennessee. They are as follows:

                                  Kngsport, TN            San Diego, CA

Median housing           118,900                    491,000
State Income tax          0                              6%
Overall Cost of living     78.3%                      157.3%   of national average
Food                           91%                         114%
Housing                      56.9%                      235.5%
Utilities                       98.1%                      125.9%
Health                        85.3%                      129.6%
Transportation             88.6%                      112.8%
Miscellaneous             89.3%                      104.1%

Gas .30-.40 cents more per gallon

One last thing that they considered was medical service. Wellmont's Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport  is ranked as one of the top 100 cardiac hospitals in the country, and it is a Children's Miracle Network hospital.