same $100k income, fresh start from Tallahassee
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
more expensive each month than Tallahassee
You'd pay for Birmingham. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
8% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,510/mo
$296 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
10% cheaper than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
1.2M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Tallahassee has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year.
45.0× the events of Tallahassee, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
5% higher than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
3% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
20
186% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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