$100k a year, no longer in Fort Collins
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 Fort Collins, every month
Birmingham is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
29% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,510/mo
$514 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
54% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
1.2M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Fort Collins gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 11 in Fort Collins.
8900% more happening than in Fort Collins.
61/100
12% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
8% lower than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
20
88% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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