$100k salary, packing up from Omaha
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
less monthly outlay than Omaha
A near-tie on cost. What separates Birmingham is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
0% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
5%
$70/mo less in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,510/mo
$75 more than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
15% cheaper than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
1.2M
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Omaha only manages 145 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 28 days top 95° vs Omaha's 11.
1.5× the events of Omaha, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
15% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
9% lower than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
20
5% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
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