$100k salary, packing up from Cincinnati
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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
less monthly outlay than Cincinnati
On paper, Birmingham and Cincinnati are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
9% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
5%
$84/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,510/mo
$58 more than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
18% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
1.2M
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Cincinnati only manages 162 of those. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Cincinnati.
Comparable to Cincinnati for events and concerts.
61/100
15% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
18% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
20
57% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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