$100k a year, no longer in San Antonio
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
more each month than San Antonio ran you
Huntsville costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,543/mo
$396 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
13% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
527k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
San Antonio keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.
72% fewer events than San Antonio. The pace eases up.
58/100
18% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
28% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
9
74% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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