with $100k coming in, swapping out of Buffalo
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
below Buffalo's monthly cost
On paper, Huntsville and Buffalo are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
0% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
5%
$71/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,543/mo
$71 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
13% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
527k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Buffalo barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Buffalo packs 2.1× more into a month.
58/100
12% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
23% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
9
55% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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