$100k a year, no longer in Santa Maria
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
less monthly outlay than Santa Maria
Move to Montgomery and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Montgomery's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
59% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,541/mo
$2,335 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
80% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
385k
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
Santa Maria has the edge here, logging 337 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 29 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Santa Maria.
44/100
25% lower than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
30% lower than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
3
50% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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