$100k a year, no longer in Colorado Springs
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
cheaper each month than Colorado Springs
Birmingham is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
19% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,510/mo
$276 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
44% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
1.2M
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Colorado Springs edges ahead with 184 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 0 in Colorado Springs.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Colorado Springs.
61/100
14% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
1% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
20
82% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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