$100k salary, packing up from Colorado Springs
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 Colorado Springs's monthly cost
The gap is real. Huntsville costs noticeably less than Colorado Springs, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
21% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,543/mo
$309 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
32% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
527k
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Colorado Springs gets 184 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Comparable to Colorado Springs for events and concerts.
58/100
18% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
12% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
9
18% fewer than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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