$100k salary, packing up from Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria's monthly cost
Move to Huntsville and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Huntsville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
59% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,543/mo
$2,337 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
70% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
527k
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Santa Maria edges ahead with 337 pleasant days.
58/100
2% lower than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
20% lower than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
9
350% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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