with $100k coming in, swapping out of Montgomery
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 Montgomery's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Memphis. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Montgomery.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
4% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,897/mo
$356 more than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
15% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
1.3M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Montgomery barely cracks 181 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Montgomery for events and concerts.
56/100
27% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
46% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
32
967% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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