$100k a year, no longer in Myrtle Beach
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 Myrtle Beach, every month
Move to Memphis and the monthly math gets easier. Myrtle Beach's rent is the headline; Memphis's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
17% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,897/mo
$832 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
33% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
1.3M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.6× Myrtle Beach's pace.
56/100
3% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
62% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
32
39% more than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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