with $100k coming in, swapping out of Salt Lake City
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 Salt Lake City
You'd feel the difference in Memphis. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Salt Lake City.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
11% cheaper than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,897/mo
$559 more than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
58% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
1.3M
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Salt Lake City only manages 168 of those.
Salt Lake City hosts 1.7× more events.
56/100
28% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
11% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
32
64% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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