$100k salary, packing up from Los Angeles
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
below Los Angeles's monthly cost
Montgomery runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
53% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,541/mo
$1,882 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
79% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
385k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Los Angeles. About 91% fewer events on a typical month.
44/100
34% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
36% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
3
98% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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