$100k salary, packing up from Dallas
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
more each month than Dallas ran you
A small premium for Huntsville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
17% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,543/mo
$143 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
14% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
527k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Dallas only manages 171 of those.
93% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
58/100
2% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
25% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
9
95% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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