on $100k a year, leaving Kansas City
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
below Kansas City's monthly cost
Birmingham and Kansas City land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
6% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
5%
$25/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,510/mo
$70 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
20% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
1.2M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Kansas City keeps to 170 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 8 back in Kansas City.
On par with Kansas City for events and shows.
61/100
9% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
16% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
20
53% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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