on $100k a year, leaving Hickory
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
under Hickory, every month
Cost barely budges between Huntsville and Hickory. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
4% cheaper than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,543/mo
$19 more than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
18% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
527k
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Hickory gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
68% more happening than in Hickory.
58/100
9% lower than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
0% lower than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
9
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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