same $100k income, fresh start from Baltimore
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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
cheaper each month than Baltimore
Not a fortune, but real money. Birmingham runs cheaper than Baltimore month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
25% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5%
$267/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,510/mo
$728 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
37% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
1.2M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Baltimore barely cracks 168 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Baltimore's 4.
34% more happening than in Baltimore.
61/100
8% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
20
72% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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