$100k a year, no longer in Rochester
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 Rochester, every month
Memphis is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
6% cheaper than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,897/mo
$585 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
11% cheaper than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
1.3M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Rochester only logs 147 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Rochester.
56/100
3% lower than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
29% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
32
78% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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