same $100k income, fresh start from Virginia Beach
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
cheaper each month than Virginia Beach
Not a fortune, but real money. Huntsville runs cheaper than Virginia Beach month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
24% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
5%
$62/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,543/mo
$508 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
16% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
527k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Virginia Beach edges ahead with 211 pleasant days.
A similar weekend lineup to Virginia Beach.
58/100
2% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
20% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
9
47% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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