$100k salary, packing up from Charleston
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 Charleston
Move to Memphis and the monthly math gets easier. Charleston's rent is the headline; Memphis's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
28% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,897/mo
$1,092 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
44% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
1.3M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Charleston has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Charleston.
56/100
16% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
3% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
32
60% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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