$100k salary, packing up from Little Rock
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
the monthly premium over Little Rock
Birmingham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
16% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,510/mo
$248 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
14% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
1.2M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Little Rock keeps to 163 pleasant days a year.
592% more happening than in Little Rock.
61/100
13% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
61% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
20
18% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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