same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria
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
58% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,510/mo
$2,304 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
75% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
1.2M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Santa Maria gets 337 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Santa Maria's 0.
61/100
3% higher than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
9% lower than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
20
900% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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