$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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 Portland's monthly cost
Memphis runs on a fraction of Portland's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
37% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
0%
$625/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,897/mo
$1,474 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
55% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
1.3M
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Portland barely cracks 145 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Portland for events and concerts.
56/100
21% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
32
1500% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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