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Huntsville, AL cityscape

swapping out of provo

Huntsville

al · metro 527k

photo: Harsh / unsplash

a 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.

metro527k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$340

less monthly outlay than Provo

Huntsville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the huntsville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,374/mo

21% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)

02state income tax

5%

$29/mo more in state tax than Provo

vs 4.65% in Provo

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$340 more than Provo

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$316k

44% cheaper than Provo

vs $559k in Provo

05metro size

527k

vs 733k in Provo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in huntsville.

Provo keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 32.0× the events of Provo.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

28% lower than Provo

vs 81/100 in Provo

Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.

·walk score®

70/100

21% lower than Provo

vs 89/100 in Provo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

90% fewer than Provo

vs 91 nonstops in Provo

04 · see also

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