with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbus
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 Columbus
Cost barely budges between Birmingham and Columbus. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
7% cheaper than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
5%
$84/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,510/mo
$20 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
26% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
1.2M
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Columbus only manages 171 of those. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Columbus.
Things to do run about even with Columbus.
61/100
7% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
7% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
20
37% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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