same $100k income, fresh start from Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach
Memphis runs on a fraction of Virginia Beach's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
21% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,897/mo
$862 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
35% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
1.3M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Virginia Beach gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Comparable to Virginia Beach for events and concerts.
56/100
2% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
1% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
32
88% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
neighbors of memphis on the map of tradeoffs:
compare memphis with:
