same $100k income, fresh start from Huntsville
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atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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pricier each month than Huntsville
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
32% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
5.49%
$41/mo more in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,062/mo
$481 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
22% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
6.3M
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Huntsville only manages 177 of those.
647% more happening than in Huntsville.
67/100
16% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
33% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
217
2311% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
