$100k salary, packing up from Daytona Beach
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
more each month than Daytona Beach ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Birmingham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
21% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach
vs 0% in Daytona Beach
$6,510/mo
$39 less than Daytona Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
21% cheaper than Daytona Beach
vs $331k in Daytona Beach
1.2M
vs 722k in Daytona Beach
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Daytona Beach edges ahead with 212 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 11 in Daytona Beach.
A real upgrade on things to do: 6.4× Daytona Beach's pace.
61/100
3% lower than Daytona Beach
vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
1% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach
20
900% more than Daytona Beach
vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach
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