with $100k coming in, swapping out of Sacramento
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 Sacramento's monthly cost
Move to Birmingham and the monthly math gets easier. Sacramento's rent is the headline; Birmingham's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
37% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,510/mo
$1,178 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
56% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
1.2M
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Sacramento has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year.
Things to do run about even with Sacramento.
61/100
19% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
20
29% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
in the same ballpark as birmingham:
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