same $100k income, fresh start from Hagerstown
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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
lighter monthly cost than Hagerstown
Not a fortune, but real money. Birmingham runs cheaper than Hagerstown month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
11% cheaper than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
5%
$267/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,510/mo
$447 more than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
19% cheaper than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
1.2M
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Hagerstown only manages 160 of those. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 6 back in Hagerstown.
400% more happening than in Hagerstown.
61/100
9% higher than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
10% lower than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
20
900% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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