on $100k a year, leaving Salinas
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
lighter monthly cost than Salinas
Birmingham is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
50% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,510/mo
$1,765 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
70% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
1.2M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Salinas has the edge here, logging 335 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Salinas.
61/100
14% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
0% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
20
233% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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