$100k salary, packing up from Reading
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 Reading ran you
Birmingham edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
5% cheaper than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
5%
$161/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,510/mo
$90 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
16% cheaper than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
1.2M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Reading keeps to 157 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 2 back in Reading.
A month here packs 3.1× the events of Reading.
61/100
6% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
7% lower than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
20
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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