$100k salary, packing up from Asheville
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
less monthly outlay than Asheville
The gap is real. Birmingham costs noticeably less than Asheville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
19% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,510/mo
$290 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
39% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
1.2M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Asheville gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Asheville's 0.
2.6× the events of Asheville, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
8% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
25% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
20
150% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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