on $100k a year, leaving Huntsville
changea dispatch from
raleigh
NC
35.78°N
78.64°W
Raleigh is the third leg of the Research Triangle, full of oaks (its nickname is the City of Oaks), state museums that are all free, and a downtown that's grown up fast without losing its quiet edges. NC State pumps young energy in, the food scene is sneaky-good, and the surrounding pine forests make summer evenings smell incredible. Beaches are two hours east, mountains three hours west.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Huntsville ran you
Raleigh costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,663/mo
21% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
4.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,295/mo
$248 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$440k
40% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
1.5M
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in raleigh.
Huntsville only manages 177 of those.
47% more happening than in Huntsville.
58/100
0% lower than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: William B. Umstead State Park, 9.9 mi.
97/100
39% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
39
333% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
neighbors of raleigh on the map of tradeoffs:
