$100k salary, packing up from Little Rock
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
less monthly outlay than Little Rock
A near-tie on cost. What separates Memphis is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
19% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,897/mo
$139 more than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
7% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
1.3M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Little Rock keeps to 163 pleasant days a year.
2.8× the events of Little Rock, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
4% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
82% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
32
88% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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