$100k salary, packing up from Lexington
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 Lexington's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Birmingham and Lexington. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
5% cheaper than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,510/mo
$40 more than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
20% cheaper than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
1.2M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Lexington only logs 171 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Lexington's 1.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Lexington.
61/100
2% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
10% lower than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
20
54% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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