with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lafayette
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 expensive each month than Lafayette
Birmingham runs a little pricier than Lafayette. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
6% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,510/mo
$241 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
30% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
1.2M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Lafayette edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 7 in Lafayette.
A month here packs 18.0× the events of Lafayette.
61/100
42% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
7% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
20
567% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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