on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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 San Francisco
Move to Montgomery and the monthly math gets easier. San Francisco's rent is the headline; Montgomery's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
56% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,541/mo
$2,129 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
83% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
385k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
San Francisco edges ahead with 312 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 29 days above 95° here, 0 in San Francisco.
San Francisco hosts 8.1× more events.
44/100
47% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
38% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
3
97% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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