on $100k a year, leaving Salinas
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
under Salinas, every month
Montgomery sits well below Salinas on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
51% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,541/mo
$1,796 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
75% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
385k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
Salinas edges ahead with 335 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 29 days above 95° vs Salinas's 0.
44/100
38% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
23% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
3
50% fewer than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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