same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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
pricier each month than St. Louis
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Birmingham is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
0% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5%
$25/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,510/mo
$21 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
6% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
1.2M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
St. Louis edges ahead with 174 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 5 in St. Louis.
Comparable to St. Louis for events and concerts.
61/100
10% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
9% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
20
67% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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