with $100k coming in, swapping out of Syracuse
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 Syracuse's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Birmingham. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Syracuse.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
13% cheaper than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
5%
$71/mo less in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$6,510/mo
$283 more than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
2% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
1.2M
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Syracuse only logs 142 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 28 days above 95° here, 1 in Syracuse.
About as much going on as in Syracuse.
61/100
3% higher than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
13% lower than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
20
25% more than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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