$100k a year, no longer in Toledo
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 Toledo
A near-tie on cost. What separates Memphis is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
20% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,897/mo
$93 more than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
24% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
1.3M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Toledo only logs 159 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of Toledo.
56/100
2% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
56% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
32
700% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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