$100k salary, packing up from Sarasota
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 Sarasota's monthly cost
The gap is real. Birmingham costs noticeably less than Sarasota, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
34% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$6,510/mo
$298 more than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
38% cheaper than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
1.2M
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Sarasota edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 1 in Sarasota.
30.0× the events of Sarasota, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
3% higher than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
18% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
20
233% more than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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