$100k salary, packing up from Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis's monthly cost
The gap is real. Huntsville costs noticeably less than Minneapolis, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
18% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
5%
$237/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,543/mo
$543 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
21% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
527k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
80% fewer events than Minneapolis. The pace eases up.
58/100
24% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
25% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
9
93% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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