$100k a year, no longer in Roanoke
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 Roanoke, every month
Memphis is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
4% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,897/mo
$425 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
18% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.3M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Roanoke barely cracks 179 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.0× Roanoke's pace.
56/100
19% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
5% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
32
256% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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