on $100k a year, leaving Cape Coral

change
Memphis, TN cityscape

instead of cape coral

Memphis

tn · metro 1.3M

a 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.

metro1.3M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$423

under Cape Coral, every month

Memphis gives you room Cape Coral doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the memphis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,436/mo

23% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,897/mo

$423 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$244k

31% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

1.3M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

185

pleasant days a year, in memphis.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

56/100

2% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

112% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

3% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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