on $100k a year, leaving Boise
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 Boise, every month
Memphis runs on a fraction of Boise's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
20% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
0%
$483/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,897/mo
$841 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
50% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
1.3M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Boise only manages 166 of those.
Things to do run about even with Boise.
56/100
32% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
7% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
32
100% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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