$100k a year, no longer in Fresno
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 Fresno, every month
Birmingham is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
30% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,510/mo
$951 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
38% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
1.2M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Fresno actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year.
2.4× the events of Fresno, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
8% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
11% lower than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
20
82% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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