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Huntsville, AL cityscape

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Huntsville

al · metro 527k

photo: Harsh / unsplash

a 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.

metro527k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$69

cheaper each month than Cape Coral

Huntsville and Cape Coral land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the huntsville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,374/mo

26% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

5%

$417/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$69 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$316k

11% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

527k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in huntsville.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

58/100

5% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.

·walk score®

70/100

67% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

73% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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