on $100k a year, leaving Salem
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.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Salem
Memphis sits well below Salem on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
13% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,897/mo
$935 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
46% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
1.3M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Salem actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year.
36.0× the events of Salem, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
19% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
1% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
32
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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