on $100k a year, leaving Spartanburg
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
lighter monthly cost than Spartanburg
Cost barely budges between Huntsville and Spartanburg. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
4% cheaper than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
5%
$125/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,543/mo
$185 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
14% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
527k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Spartanburg has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Spartanburg.
58/100
15% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
9% lower than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
9
55% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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