$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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 Portland's monthly cost
Huntsville sits well below Portland on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
40% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
5%
$208/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,543/mo
$1,120 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
42% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
527k
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Portland only logs 145 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Portland.
58/100
18% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
29% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
9
350% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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