same $100k income, fresh start from South Bend
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 expensive each month than South Bend
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Huntsville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
1% cheaper than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5%
$167/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,543/mo
$149 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
37% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
527k
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
South Bend barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.9× more on the calendar than South Bend.
58/100
9% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
15% lower than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
9
0% fewer than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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