$100k salary, packing up from Sacramento
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 Sacramento's monthly cost
In Huntsville, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
38% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,543/mo
$1,211 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
46% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
527k
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Sacramento has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Sacramento packs 2.6× more into a month.
58/100
23% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
29% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
9
68% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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