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Huntsville, AL cityscape

swapping out of duluth

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

$423

cheaper each month than Duluth

Huntsville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the huntsville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,374/mo

12% cheaper than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

5%

$237/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$423 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$316k

25% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

527k

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in huntsville.

Duluth only manages 132 of those.

Things to do run about even with Duluth.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

21% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

70/100

126% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

125% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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