with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kingsport
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
the monthly premium over Kingsport
You'd pay for Birmingham. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
2% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,510/mo
$440 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
7% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
1.2M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Kingsport has the edge here, logging 188 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 1 back in Kingsport.
11.3× the events of Kingsport, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
3% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
7% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
20
400% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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