$100k salary, packing up from Louisville
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 each month than Louisville ran you
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
3% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,510/mo
$80 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
8% cheaper than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
1.2M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Louisville edges ahead with 181 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 1 in Louisville.
Things to do run about even with Louisville.
61/100
13% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
16% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
20
9% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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