$100k salary, packing up from Charlotte
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
below Charlotte's monthly cost
The gap is real. Birmingham costs noticeably less than Charlotte, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
19% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,510/mo
$280 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
33% cheaper than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
1.2M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Charlotte has the edge here, logging 200 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 7 back in Charlotte.
About as much going on as in Charlotte.
61/100
20% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
16% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
20
86% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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