same $100k income, fresh start from Sarasota

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Memphis, TN cityscape

next stop after sarasota

Memphis

tn · metro 1.3M

a 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.

metro1.3M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$685

cheaper each month than Sarasota

Not a fortune, but real money. Memphis runs cheaper than Sarasota month over month.
landable, recorded on the memphis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,436/mo

32% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Sarasota

03after rent

$6,897/mo

$685 more than Sarasota

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$244k

42% cheaper than Sarasota

vs $423k in Sarasota

05metro size

1.3M

vs 262k in Sarasota

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

185

pleasant days a year, in memphis.

Sarasota edges ahead with 249 pleasant days.

1100% more happening than in Sarasota.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

5% lower than Sarasota

vs 59/100 in Sarasota

Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

7% lower than Sarasota

vs 96/100 in Sarasota

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

433% more than Sarasota

vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota

04 · see also

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