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Huntsville, AL cityscape

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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

$274

lighter monthly cost than Greeley

Huntsville gives you room Greeley doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the huntsville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,374/mo

19% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)

02state income tax

5%

$50/mo more in state tax than Greeley

vs 4.4% in Greeley

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$274 more than Greeley

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

04a house here

$316k

37% cheaper than Greeley

vs $497k in Greeley

05metro size

527k

vs 359k in Greeley

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in huntsville.

Greeley keeps to 177 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 8.0× the events of Greeley.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

13% lower than Greeley

vs 67/100 in Greeley

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

·walk score®

70/100

6% higher than Greeley

vs 66/100 in Greeley

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

95% fewer than Greeley

vs 169 nonstops in Greeley

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