on $100k a year, leaving Houston
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 Houston, every month
Cost barely budges between Memphis and Houston. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
11% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Houston
$6,897/mo
$174 more than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
22% cheaper than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
1.3M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Houston only logs 171 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Houston stays 5.9× busier.
56/100
2% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
16% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
32
82% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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