$100k salary, packing up from Spokane
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
the monthly premium over Spokane
Huntsville costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
10% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,543/mo
$270 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
25% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
527k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Spokane only manages 164 of those.
Things to do run about even with Spokane.
58/100
28% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
23% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
9
10% fewer than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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