on $100k a year, leaving New Haven
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 New Haven, every month
Memphis runs on a fraction of New Haven's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
31% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
0%
$458/mo less in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,897/mo
$1,111 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
42% cheaper than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
1.3M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
New Haven only logs 155 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.0× New Haven's pace.
56/100
16% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
7% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
32
3100% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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