with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Francisco
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
less monthly outlay than San Francisco
Huntsville is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
56% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,543/mo
$2,131 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
75% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
527k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
San Francisco has the edge here, logging 312 pleasant days a year.
San Francisco hosts 8.1× more events.
58/100
30% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
29% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
9
92% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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