$100k a year, no longer in Springfield
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
less monthly outlay than Springfield
Memphis is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
15% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,897/mo
$204 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
9% cheaper than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
1.3M
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Springfield keeps to 170 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Springfield.
56/100
12% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
0% lower than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
32
256% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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