City comparison
Huntington, WV is about 125 miles (200 km) from Kingsport, TN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 175 miles, or about 2 h 45 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Huntington, WV to Kingsport, TN takes about 16 min, covering roughly 125 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Huntington, WV is on Eastern Time and Kingsport, TN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Huntington, it's 11 a.m. in Kingsport, which puts Huntington 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Kingsport has a population of 55,415, vs 46,637 in Huntington — about 1.2× larger by population. By land area, Kingsport covers about 53 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Huntington.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Huntington | Kingsport | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $841/mo | $772/mo | 8.9% higher in Huntington |
| Median home value | $114,800 | $181,600 | 58.2% higher in Kingsport |
| Median household income | $39,066 | $48,228 | 23.5% higher in Kingsport |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 96.5 | ≈ equal (Huntington slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 88.5 | 77.6 | 14.0% higher in Huntington |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 96.2 | 3.4% higher in Huntington |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 95.7 | 3.4% higher in Huntington |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Huntington, you'd need $99,706 in Kingsport to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Huntington and Kingsport have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 8% higher in Kingsport than in Huntington. If you earn $80,000 in Huntington, you'd need about $79,764 in Kingsport to keep the same standard of living.