$100k a year, no longer in Birmingham
changea dispatch from
atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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the monthly cost of moving past Birmingham
Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
29% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
5.49%
$41/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,062/mo
$448 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
48% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
6.3M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Birmingham only manages 171 of those.
2.7× the events of Birmingham, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
10% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
18% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
217
985% more than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
