$100k salary, packing up from Madison
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
below Madison's monthly cost
The gap is real. Huntsville costs noticeably less than Madison, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
18% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
5%
$106/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,543/mo
$405 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
32% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
527k
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Madison keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Madison.
58/100
13% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
20% lower than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
9
18% fewer than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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