same $100k income, fresh start from Tampa
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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
cheaper each month than Tampa
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Birmingham is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
30% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,510/mo
$173 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
30% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.2M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Tampa has the edge here, logging 243 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Tampa.
A month here packs 1.9× the events of Tampa.
61/100
2% lower than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
14% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
20
71% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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