same $100k income, fresh start from El Paso
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
pricier each month than El Paso
Huntsville costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
7% cheaper than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,543/mo
$317 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
36% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
527k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.
On par with El Paso for events and shows.
58/100
11% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
25% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
9
31% fewer than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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