$100k a year, no longer in Ann Arbor
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
under Ann Arbor, every month
Huntsville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
34% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
5%
$63/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,543/mo
$646 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
26% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
527k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Ann Arbor barely cracks 154 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Ann Arbor's pace.
58/100
4% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
28% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
9
93% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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