same $100k income, fresh start from Grand Rapids
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
lighter monthly cost than Grand Rapids
A near-tie on cost. What separates Huntsville is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
15% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
5%
$63/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,543/mo
$184 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
11% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
527k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Grand Rapids barely cracks 151 pleasant ones.
54% fewer events than Grand Rapids. The pace eases up.
58/100
4% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
28% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
9
55% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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