on $100k a year, leaving San Jose
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 Jose
Montgomery sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
60% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,541/mo
$2,453 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
88% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
385k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
San Jose actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year.
48% fewer events than San Jose. The pace eases up.
44/100
37% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
36% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
3
90% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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