on $100k a year, leaving Baltimore
changea dispatch from
memphis
TN
35.15°N
90.05°W
Memphis is dry-rub ribs, Beale Street neon, and the rooms where Stax and Sun Records changed pop music forever. Graceland is a tourist pilgrimage that's still genuinely moving. The Mississippi rolls past, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is essential, and the BBQ debate (rib joints vs. the chopped-pork houses) is a local pastime. Soulful in the literal sense.
in our guides
the verdict
under Baltimore, every month
Memphis sits well below Baltimore on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
23% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,897/mo
$1,115 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
41% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
1.3M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Baltimore barely cracks 168 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Baltimore packs 1.9× more into a month.
56/100
15% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
32
56% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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