same $100k income, fresh start from Green Bay
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
pricier each month than Green Bay
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Birmingham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
25% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)
5%
$106/mo less in state tax than Green Bay
vs 6.27% in Green Bay
$6,510/mo
$179 less than Green Bay
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
23% cheaper than Green Bay
vs $340k in Green Bay
1.2M
vs 332k in Green Bay
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Green Bay barely cracks 146 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Green Bay's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 15.0× more on the calendar than Green Bay.
61/100
16% lower than Green Bay
vs 73/100 in Green Bay
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
9% lower than Green Bay
vs 87/100 in Green Bay
20
400% more than Green Bay
vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay
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