$100k a year, no longer in New Orleans
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 Orleans, every month
Memphis is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
11% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,897/mo
$426 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
6% cheaper than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
1.3M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
New Orleans gets 235 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: New Orleans packs 2.7× more into a month.
56/100
2% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
32
18% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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