on $100k a year, leaving Salinas
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
lighter monthly cost than Salinas
Move to Huntsville and the monthly math gets easier. Salinas's rent is the headline; Huntsville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
51% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,543/mo
$1,798 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
63% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
527k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Salinas actually gets more: 335 pleasant days a year.
58/100
18% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
11% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
9
50% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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