$100k a year, no longer in Memphis
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Memphis
Gainesville costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
15% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,688/mo
$209 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
30% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
350k
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Memphis keeps to 185 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Memphis stays 12.0× busier.
63/100
13% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
2% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
5
84% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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