on $100k a year, leaving Montgomery
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
under Montgomery, every month
Huntsville and Montgomery land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
0% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
5%
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,543/mo
$2 more than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
49% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
527k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Montgomery gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Comparable to Montgomery for events and concerts.
58/100
32% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
15% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
9
200% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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