on $100k a year, leaving Boston
changea dispatch from
montgomery
AL
32.36°N
86.30°W
Montgomery is civil rights ground zero: Rosa Parks' bus, the start of the Selma march, Dr. King's Dexter Avenue church. The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the lynching memorial) are essential and devastating in equal measure. The city is also the Alabama state capital, with the river curving past, and the food and music scenes have grown up in the last decade. Heavy and beautiful.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Boston
Montgomery sits well below Boston on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
56% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
5%
vs 5% in Boston
$6,541/mo
$1,769 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
73% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
385k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
Boston barely cracks 160 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 29 days above 95° here, 2 in Boston.
81% fewer events than Boston. The pace eases up.
44/100
38% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
38% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
3
97% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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