same $100k income, fresh start from Lakeland
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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
cheaper each month than Lakeland
Birmingham and Lakeland 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
23% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,510/mo
$11 more than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
14% cheaper than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
1.2M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Lakeland edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 13 in Lakeland.
650% more happening than in Lakeland.
61/100
27% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
20% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
20
71% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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