$100k a year, no longer in Pensacola
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 Pensacola ran you
Barely costlier than Pensacola. If Birmingham pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
20% cheaper than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Pensacola
vs 0% in Pensacola
$6,510/mo
$71 less than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
14% cheaper than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
1.2M
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Pensacola gets 226 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Pensacola's 6.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.5× more on the calendar than Pensacola.
61/100
12% lower than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
23% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
20
82% more than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
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