on $100k a year, leaving Rochester
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 Rochester, every month
Huntsville gives you room Rochester doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
10% cheaper than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
5%
$71/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,543/mo
$231 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
15% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
527k
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Rochester barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
About as much going on as in Rochester.
58/100
0% lower than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
1% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
9
50% fewer than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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