$100k salary, packing up from Grand Rapids
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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
less monthly outlay than Grand Rapids
A near-tie on cost. What separates Birmingham is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
13% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
5%
$63/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,510/mo
$151 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
26% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
1.2M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Grand Rapids only logs 151 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Grand Rapids's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.3× more on the calendar than Grand Rapids.
61/100
9% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
20
0% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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