same $100k income, fresh start from Birmingham
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Birmingham
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Gainesville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
17% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,688/mo
$178 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
22% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
350k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Birmingham only manages 171 of those.
Birmingham hosts 30.0× more events.
63/100
3% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
15% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
5
75% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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