on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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
pricier each month than Springfield
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Montgomery is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
10% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
5%
$25/mo more in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,541/mo
$152 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
21% cheaper than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
385k
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
Springfield barely cracks 170 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 29 days above 95° vs Springfield's 12.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.0× Springfield's pace.
44/100
12% lower than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
31% lower than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
3
67% fewer than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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