$100k salary, packing up from Green Bay

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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

$146

the monthly premium over Green Bay

Barely costlier than Green Bay. If Huntsville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the huntsville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,374/mo

22% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

5%

$106/mo less in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$146 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$316k

7% cheaper than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

527k

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in huntsville.

Green Bay only logs 146 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.3× more on the calendar than Green Bay.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

21% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

70/100

20% lower than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

125% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

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