with $100k coming in, swapping out of Los Angeles
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
cheaper each month than Los Angeles
Huntsville runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
53% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,543/mo
$1,884 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
69% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
527k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Los Angeles edges ahead with 283 pleasant days.
91% fewer events than Los Angeles. The pace eases up.
58/100
13% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
27% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
9
94% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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