$100k salary, packing up from New York
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 New York's monthly cost
Move to Memphis and the monthly math gets easier. New York's rent is the headline; Memphis's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
57% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
0%
$894/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,897/mo
$2,787 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
67% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
1.3M
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
New York only manages 171 of those.
But the calendar thins out: New York stays 108.5× busier.
56/100
28% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
11% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
32
85% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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