with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbus
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
the monthly cost of moving past Columbus
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Huntsville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
5%
$41/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,543/mo
$69 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
52% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
527k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Columbus barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of Columbus.
58/100
23% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
10% lower than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
9
800% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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