on $100k a year, leaving Charlotte
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 Charlotte, every month
Huntsville gives you room Charlotte doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
20% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,543/mo
$313 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
19% cheaper than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
527k
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Charlotte has the edge here, logging 200 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Charlotte stays 3.5× busier.
58/100
14% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
26% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
9
94% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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