$100k salary, packing up from Rochester
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
below Rochester's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Birmingham is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
8% cheaper than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
5%
$71/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,510/mo
$198 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
5% cheaper than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
1.2M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Rochester only logs 147 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Rochester's 1.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.0× more on the calendar than Rochester.
61/100
5% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
14% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
20
11% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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