$100k a year, no longer in Bridgeport
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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
cheaper each month than Bridgeport
Memphis runs on a fraction of Bridgeport's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
48% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
0%
$458/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,897/mo
$1,789 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
68% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
1.3M
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Bridgeport keeps to 172 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.1× more on the calendar than Bridgeport.
56/100
12% lower than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
3% lower than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
32
3100% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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