$100k salary, packing up from York
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
the monthly premium over York
Birmingham costs more than York, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
3% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
5%
$161/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,510/mo
$207 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
16% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
1.2M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
York only logs 159 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs York's 4.
8900% more happening than in York.
61/100
5% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
15% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
20
67% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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