same $100k income, fresh start from Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee
Not a fortune, but real money. Huntsville runs cheaper than Milwaukee month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
9% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
5%
$106/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,543/mo
$236 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
20% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
527k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Milwaukee. About 54% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
5% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
29% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
9
70% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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