same $100k income, fresh start from San Antonio
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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 expensive each month than San Antonio
Birmingham costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
1% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,510/mo
$429 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
7% cheaper than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
1.2M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
San Antonio only manages 167 of those.
A similar weekend lineup to San Antonio.
61/100
24% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
20
43% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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