$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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
less monthly outlay than Boise
The gap is real. Huntsville costs noticeably less than Boise, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
23% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
5%
$67/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,543/mo
$487 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
36% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
527k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Boise only manages 166 of those.
About as much going on as in Boise.
58/100
29% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
27% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
9
44% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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