same $100k income, fresh start from Mobile
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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 expensive each month than Mobile
A small premium for Birmingham. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
8% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
5%
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,510/mo
$105 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
34% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
1.2M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Mobile has the edge here, logging 225 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Mobile.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.8× more on the calendar than Mobile.
61/100
3% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
14% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
20
300% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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