$100k salary, packing up from Orlando
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 Orlando's monthly cost
Huntsville and Orlando 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
29% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,543/mo
$147 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
22% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
527k
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Orlando has the edge here, logging 216 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Orlando. About 79% fewer events on a typical month.
58/100
6% lower than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
28% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
9
94% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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