$100k salary, packing up from Orlando
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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
below Orlando's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Birmingham and Orlando. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
27% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,510/mo
$114 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
35% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
1.2M
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Orlando actually gets more: 216 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 10 back in Orlando.
Orlando hosts 1.7× more events.
61/100
2% lower than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
20
86% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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