$100k a year, no longer in Worcester
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
under Worcester, every month
Huntsville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
36% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
5%
vs 5% in Worcester
$6,543/mo
$766 more than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
35% cheaper than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
527k
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in huntsville.
Worcester barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Worcester.
58/100
2% lower than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: Monte Sano State Park, 2.4 mi.
70/100
22% lower than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
9
350% more than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
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