on $100k a year, leaving Memphis
changea dispatch from
charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Memphis ran you
You'd pay for Charlotte. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
20% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,230/mo
$667 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
61% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
2.8M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Memphis only manages 185 of those.
214% more happening than in Memphis.
51/100
9% lower than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
141
341% more than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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