Climate
Memphis logs 85 hot days a year to New York City's 22 — New York City wins by 63. Memphis also leads on frost days by 23.
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Cost of Living
New York City averages $5,415/mo for balanced living; Memphis has no cost baseline yet.
New York City
$5,415monthly · balanced
Mobility
New York City scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Memphis has no mobility baseline.
Culture
New York City's culture score of 4.8 sits well above Memphis's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
New York City scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Memphis has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
New York City scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Memphis has no safety baseline.
Career
New York City scores 5.0 on career (0–5 scale); Memphis has no career baseline.
Social & Community
New York City scores 4.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Memphis has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
New York City scores 5.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Memphis has no food & dining baseline.
Family
New York City scores 4.3 on family (0–5 scale); Memphis has no family baseline.
Healthcare
New York City scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Memphis has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Memphis averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus New York City's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Memphis breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Memphis (402K) and New York City (14.2M) are 35x in population — New York City is the larger metro, Memphis the smaller; on land area New York City spans roughly 11x more ground.
New York City is roughly 20x the scale of Memphis
Combined population & area comparison
New York CityMemphisCity Scale Rankings
New York City14.2M35xMemphis402K1xNew York City3,031 km²11xMemphis274 km²1xMemphis
New York City
Who Thrives Here
Memphis favours the winter escapist, while New York City suits the career builder. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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