$100k salary, packing up from Kansas City
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
less monthly outlay than Kansas City
On paper, Huntsville and Kansas City are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
5%
$25/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,543/mo
$103 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
3% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
527k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Kansas City only manages 170 of those.
Kansas City hosts 2.6× more events.
58/100
4% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
26% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
9
79% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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