$100k a year, no longer in Indianapolis
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.
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the verdict
less monthly outlay than Indianapolis
Memphis is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
5% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,897/mo
$325 more than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
18% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
1.3M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Indianapolis barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Indianapolis hosts 2.5× more events.
56/100
10% lower than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
10% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
32
9% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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