same $100k income, fresh start from Raleigh
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
cheaper each month than Raleigh
You'd feel the difference in Memphis. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Raleigh.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
14% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,897/mo
$602 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
45% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
1.3M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Raleigh actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Raleigh.
56/100
3% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
8% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
32
18% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
neighbors of memphis on the map of tradeoffs:
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