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Montgomery, AL cityscape

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Montgomery

al · metro 385k

a 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.

metro385k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$927

below Naples's monthly cost

In Montgomery, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the montgomery entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,376/mo

49% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

5%

$417/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,541/mo

$927 more than Naples

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$212k

69% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

385k

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

181

pleasant days a year, in montgomery.

Naples gets 261 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 29 days above 95° here, 0 in Naples.

·outdoorscore

44/100

24% lower than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.

·walk score®

61/100

25% lower than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

3

91% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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