$100k a year, no longer in Lubbock
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 Lubbock
Huntsville runs a little pricier than Lubbock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,543/mo
$406 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
50% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
527k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days.
A month here packs 4.0× the events of Lubbock.
58/100
1060% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
1% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
9
29% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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