same $100k income, fresh start from Chattanooga
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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.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Chattanooga
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Memphis is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
6% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,897/mo
$88 more than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
24% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
1.3M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Chattanooga keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.6× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
56/100
19% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
32
300% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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