$100k salary, packing up from Wilmington
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 Wilmington's monthly cost
The gap is real. Huntsville costs noticeably less than Wilmington, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
18% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,543/mo
$260 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
30% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
527k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Wilmington has the edge here, logging 235 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.6× more on the calendar than Wilmington.
58/100
7% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
4% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
9
80% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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