$100k salary, packing up from Clarksville
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
the monthly premium over Clarksville
Birmingham costs more than Clarksville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
5% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Clarksville
vs 0% in Clarksville
$6,510/mo
$486 less than Clarksville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
11% cheaper than Clarksville
vs $294k in Clarksville
1.2M
vs 337k in Clarksville
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Clarksville gets 173 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Clarksville's 9.
4400% more happening than in Clarksville.
61/100
20% higher than Clarksville
vs 51/100 in Clarksville
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
5% lower than Clarksville
vs 83/100 in Clarksville
20
57% fewer than Clarksville
vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville
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