$100k salary, packing up from Louisville
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 Louisville's monthly cost
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Louisville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
5% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,897/mo
$307 more than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
14% cheaper than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
1.3M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Louisville barely cracks 181 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Louisville. About 61% fewer events on a typical month.
56/100
4% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
5% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
32
45% more than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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