on $100k a year, leaving Hickory
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
more each month than Hickory ran you
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
2% cheaper than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,510/mo
$14 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
3% cheaper than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
1.2M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Hickory edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Hickory's 11.
4.7× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
5% lower than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
13% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
20
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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