with $100k coming in, swapping out of Louisville
changea dispatch from
huntsville
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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 Louisville
Barely costlier than Louisville. If Huntsville pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
0% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,543/mo
$47 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
12% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
527k
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Louisville gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Louisville stays 2.9× busier.
58/100
7% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
26% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
9
59% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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