on $100k a year, leaving Fayetteville
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
lighter monthly cost than Fayetteville
Birmingham and Fayetteville land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
5% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,510/mo
$29 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
1% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
1.2M
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Fayetteville has the edge here, logging 193 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.0× more on the calendar than Fayetteville.
61/100
20% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
4% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
20
400% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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