$100k a year, no longer in Greensboro
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
under Greensboro, every month
Memphis is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
1% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,897/mo
$367 more than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
10% cheaper than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
1.3M
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Greensboro has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year.
A similar weekend lineup to Greensboro.
56/100
4% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
1% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
32
129% more than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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