with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lansing
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 Lansing
Birmingham runs a little pricier than Lansing. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
12% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
5%
$63/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,510/mo
$210 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
7% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
1.2M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Lansing barely cracks 153 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Lansing's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.0× Lansing's pace.
61/100
7% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
1% lower than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
20
233% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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