on $100k a year, leaving Denver
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
under Denver, every month
Birmingham gives you room Denver doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
24% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$6,510/mo
$406 more than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
57% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
1.2M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Denver gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 8 in Denver.
Denver hosts 5.0× more events.
61/100
28% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
20
88% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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