$100k a year, no longer in Boston
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
less monthly outlay than Boston
Memphis is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
54% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,897/mo
$2,125 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
68% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
1.3M
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Boston keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Boston stays 4.7× busier.
56/100
21% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
32
69% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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