$100k salary, packing up from Anchorage
changea dispatch from
huntsville
AL
34.73°N
86.59°W
Huntsville is Rocket City, with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the Saturn V rocket on display at the Space and Rocket Center, and a tech and engineering economy that punches way above the city's size. Cummings Research Park is the second-largest research park in the U.S. The Tennessee River and Monte Sano State Park give it a quiet outdoor side. Affordable and surprisingly smart.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Anchorage
Barely costlier than Anchorage. If Huntsville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
20% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,543/mo
$77 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
28% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
527k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days.
58/100
15% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
11% lower than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
9
74% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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