with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbia
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
below Columbia's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Memphis. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Columbia.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
7% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,897/mo
$656 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
5% cheaper than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
1.3M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Columbia gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.9× more on the calendar than Columbia.
56/100
2% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
5% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
32
220% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
same energy as memphis, different zip code:
compare memphis with:
