on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
changea dispatch from
birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
pricier each month than Anchorage
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Birmingham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
18% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,510/mo
$110 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
41% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.2M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Anchorage barely cracks 93 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Anchorage's 0.
61/100
10% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
0% lower than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
20
41% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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