$100k a year, no longer in Columbus
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
cheaper each month than Columbus
Montgomery and Columbus land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
9% cheaper than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
5%
$84/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,541/mo
$51 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
40% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
385k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
Columbus only logs 171 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 29 days above 95° here, 0 in Columbus.
But the calendar thins out: Columbus stays 3.6× busier.
44/100
23% lower than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
28% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
3
91% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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