$100k salary, packing up from Houston
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
the monthly cost of moving past Houston
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Huntsville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
15% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$6,543/mo
$180 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
1% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
527k
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Houston barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
Houston hosts 6.6× more events.
58/100
5% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
9% lower than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
9
95% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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