on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
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 San Diego, every month
Huntsville sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
52% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,543/mo
$1,875 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
69% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
527k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Diego stays 5.4× busier.
58/100
23% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
29% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
9
84% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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