same $100k income, fresh start from Lincoln
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
pricier each month than Lincoln
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Birmingham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
7% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
5%
$70/mo less in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$6,510/mo
$26 less than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
14% cheaper than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
1.2M
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Lincoln barely cracks 152 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 13 in Lincoln.
3.6× the events of Lincoln, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
15% higher than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
5% higher than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
20
567% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
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