$100k a year, no longer in Lubbock
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 cost of moving past Lubbock
Birmingham costs more than Lubbock, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
2% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,510/mo
$439 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
24% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
1.2M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Lubbock gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
1025% more happening than in Lubbock.
61/100
1120% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
14% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
20
186% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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