on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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
lighter monthly cost than San Francisco
In Memphis, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
54% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,897/mo
$2,485 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
80% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
1.3M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Francisco stays 7.2× busier.
56/100
33% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
10% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
32
71% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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