$100k a year, no longer in Winston-Salem
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
under Winston-Salem, every month
Cost barely budges between Birmingham and Winston-Salem. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
7% cheaper than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,510/mo
$60 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
8% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.2M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Winston-Salem gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Winston-Salem's 8.
61/100
13% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
11% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
20
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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